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halt of two days, it was decided to turn the scales in favour of a cantonment at Ambala. Not long after the cantonment was located here a
Garrison church, one of the finest in the region was also constructed with a seating capacity of 1,000 persons. It now stands in ruins, the only remanent of the building being a bell tower. The lawns are spread over a vast area. The Sirhind club, founded in 1891, is located on the Mall road and has a large membership. The Ambala Cantonmentwas established in 1843 after the British were forced to leave its Karnal Cantonment following the malaria epidemic of 1841–42 in as there were not any known effective means to control malaria epidemic in those days. The cantonment houses the '2 Corps', one of the three Strike Corps of the Indian Army. Ambala was given the status of a district in 1847, formed by the merging of the jagir estates of hitherto independent chieftains whose territories had lapsed or had been confiscated by the British Indian Government. In its 160 years of existence as a district, Ambala has witnessed many changes in its boundaries. Previously it extended across tehsils of Ambala, Saphera, Jagadhri, Pipli, Kharar, Mohali, Roparand Nalagarh. Kalka-cum-Kurari State, Pinjore, Mani Majra, Kasauli& Sanawarwere also merged into the district at different times. Ambala Air Force Baseis one of the oldest and largest airbases that were inherited from the British by the IAF. It was from this airbase that Spitfiresand Harvardsflown by Instructors of the Advanced Flying Training School took part in the 1947-48 Kashmir Operations. Subsequently, Ambala was the front line airfield for many years. It was home to various aircraft that were inducted into the Indian Air Force. Vampires, Ouragans, Hunters, etc. all flew from this base. The airbase was briefly attacked in 1965 by B-57 bombers of the Pakistan Air Force. Today, the Airbase houses the '7 Wing' with squadrons of Jaguarsand MiG-21Bisons. A unit of the French-made Dassault Rafalewill be based at Ambala air base. In November 1949 Mahatma Gandhi'sassassin, Nathuram Godsewas hanged at Ambala Central Jail along with Narayan Apte, a co-conspirator. Ambala Cantt is also mentioned in Kim (novel) by Rudyard Kipling.
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date back to 1811 CE to 1840 CE. The cemetery is located within a gated enclosure, with a boundary wall. While the most of the graves are simple, raised on brick platforms, others have ornament monument around them. Large vegetation and plants are growing there, many graves are not visible because of tall grass and plants, there is no facility to enter the graves area which is in the dire need of conservation. Karnal was annexed by the Raja of Jind in 1763 AD and was taken from him by George Thomas in 1797. The
British established a cantonment in 1811 AD but abandoned it after 30 years due to the outbreak of malaria. It was captured by the British in 1805 AD and made over to Muhamdi Khan (Mandal). On Karnal's being formed into a British cantonment, the fort which had been built by Raja Gajpat Singh of Jind, was taken over by the British and converted into a residence for Dost Muhammad Khan Amir of Kabul. The fort was used as a jail, as quarters for native cavalry and as poor house. In 1862, it was made over to the education department, when the district school was moved into it from the city.
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Britishers are still available here. DAGSHAI (38 km from Pinjore) : A one time British cantonment this small town is surrounded by pine trees, has an old church. KASAULI (47 km from Pinjore) : A charming hill station with lots of old world charms. SABATHU (55 km from Pinjore): Still a cantonment, it also has the remains of a Gorkha fort.
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408:"Rani Ka Talab" Rani Ka Talab is one of the historic testimonies, of the town built by Raja Ranjit Singh of Chhachhrauli. The 400 year old pond is positioned within Ambala Cantonment. and is currently under the authority of Indian Army. Along with the pond, there is an ancient Shiv Mandir and Devi Mandir, managed by the Indian Army.
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Persian emperor Nadir Shah defeated and captured the Mughal ruler Muhammad Shah in the Battle of Karnal. Raja Gopal Singh of Jind seized Karnal in 1763, and the Marathas established themselves at Karnal in 1785. Skirmishes followed between the Marathas and
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Kasauli, Shimla, Dagshai and Sabathuas hill stations for recuperation of troops. Kasauli in Solan district is a cantonment town in Himachal Pradesh, established by the British Raj in 1842 as a Colonial hill station, 94 km from Ambala Cantonment and the
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