Description : The Army Heritage Museum was established by the Army Training Command in May 2006 at Annandale, Shimla to commemorate Himachal's long lasting association with the Army. The history of Annadale is associated with the British rule as from being a nondescript village, under the Viceroy, John Lawrence, Shimla was officially declared as the Summer Capital in 1864 of the British Empire, a status retained up to India's Independence. Shimla is the capital city of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, located in northern India at an elevation of 7,200 ft.