The British formally arrived in Meerut in 1803, through a treaty with the Marathas. The cantonment of Meerut was established in 1806 with specific strategic interests including its proximity to Delhi and its location within the fertile Ganges – Yamuna doab. With time Meerut evolved into one of the largest and most important military stations of India.
The British formally arrived in Meerut in 1803, through a treaty with the Marathas. The cantonment of Meerut was established in 1806 with specific strategic interests including its proximity to Delhi and its location within the fertile Ganges – Yamuna doab. With time Meerut evolved into one of the largest and most important military stations of India.
In 1857, Meerut cantonment had three Native (Indian) Regiments and three British Regiments stationed within it, which together formed the Meerut Garrison operating under the East India Company. These two wings of the Garrison lived in two separate parts of the cantonment, the northern part being for the European regiments and the southern half for the Native regiments. These two sections were separated by about a kilometre of open land through which flowed the Abu Nala, a canal designed to ca ..
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