The Bangalore Cantonment​

The Bangalore Cantonment was a military cantonment of the British Raj based in the Indian city of Bangalore. The cantonment covered an area of 13 square miles (34 km2), extending from the Residency on the west to Binnamangala on the east and from the Tanneries on Tannery Road in the north to AGRAM (Army Group Royal Artillery Maidan) in the south1. The cantonment was established in 1806 after the British captured Bangalore from Tipu Sultan in 1799. The cantonment was directly under the administration of the British Raj, while Bangalore City itself was under the jurisdiction of the Durbar of the Kingdom of Mysore.

The Bangalore Cantonment was home to various units and establishments of the British Army, such as three artillery batteries, and regiments of the cavalry, infantry, sappers, miners, mounted infantry, supply and transport corps and the Bangalore Rifle Volunteers1. The cantonment also had various civic amenities and institutions such as churches, schools, hospitals, clubs, markets, etc. The cantonment was merged with Bangalore City in 1949 after India’s independence