History Ambala

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1 history

1.1 ambala cantonment

1.1.1 european cemetery


1.2 formation of ambala district
1.3 ambala air force base
1.4 hanging of mahatma gandhi s assassin nathuram godse





history

it said ambala district founded amba rajput during 14th century ce. version name corruption of amba wala meaning mango-village, mango groves existed in immediate neighborhood. still, version district has taken name after goddess bhawani amba temple still exists in ambala city..in 1709, battle of ambala fought , sikhs captured ambala mughals.


the ambala cantonment

the grand trunk road, @ ambala cantonment, during british raj


ambala cantonment established in 1843 after british forced leave karnal cantonment following malaria epidemic of 1841–42 in there not known effective means control malaria epidemic in days. cantonment houses 2 corps , 1 of 3 strike corps of indian army.


european cemetery

ambala cantonment location of historic ambala european cemetery.


formation of ambala district

ambala given status of district in 1847, formed merging of jagir estates of hitherto independent chieftains territories had lapsed or had been confiscated british indian government. in 160 years of existence district, ambala has witnessed many changes in boundaries. previously, extended across tehsils of ambala, saphera, jagadhri, pipli, kharar, ropar , nalagarh. kalka-cum-kurari state, pinjore, mani majra, kasauli & sanawar merged later district @ different times.


ambala air force base

ambala air force base 1 of oldest , largest airbases inherited british iaf. airbase spitfires , harvards flown instructors of advanced flying training school took part in 1947-48 kashmir operations. subsequently, ambala front line airfield many years. home various aircraft inducted indian air force. vampires, ouragans, hunters, etc. flew base. airbase briefly attacked in 1965 b-57 bombers of pakistan air force. today, airbase houses 7 wing squadrons of jaguars , mig-21 bisons. unit of french-made dassault rafale based @ ambala air base.


hanging of mahatma gandhi s assassin nathuram godse

in november 1949 mahatma gandhi s assassin, nathuram godse hanged @ ambala central jail along narayan apte, co-conspirator.


ambala cantt mentioned in kim (novel) rudyard kipling.








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