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===Historical books online===
===Historical books online===
*[https://militarymaps.rct.uk/other-18th-19th-century-conflicts/vellore-1761-a-description-of-vellore-fort-the ''A Description  of  Vellore Fort 1761''] and [https://militarymaps.rct.uk/other-18th-19th-century-conflicts/vellore-1761-vellore-a-drawn-plan-of-vellore A drawn Plan of Vellore 1761]. George III's collection of military maps,  Royal Collection Trust.
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=rBNPAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA59 Vellore] page 59, ''The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal Volume 68 1847''. Google Books. The cantonment was classified as one of the "Stations on the Plains between the sea coast and the mountain ranges"
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=rBNPAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA59 Vellore] page 59, ''The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal Volume 68 1847''. Google Books. The cantonment was classified as one of the "Stations on the Plains between the sea coast and the mountain ranges"
*[https://archive.org/stream/b21452404#page/410/mode/2up Vellore] page  410 ''Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into the Sanitary State of the Army in India : with Abstract of Evidence, and of Reports Received from Indian Military Stations'' 1864 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/stream/b21452404#page/410/mode/2up Vellore] page  410 ''Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into the Sanitary State of the Army in India : with Abstract of Evidence, and of Reports Received from Indian Military Stations'' 1864 Archive.org

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Vellore
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Presidency: Madras
Coordinates: 12.91177°N 79.136627°E
Altitude:
Present Day Details
Place Name: Vellore
State/Province: Tamil Nadu
Country: India
Transport links

Vellore is between Madras and Bangalore. It was formally a garrison town for the British Army. Vellore was the scene of the first mutiny in India, in 1806, when sepoys massacred members of H.M. 69th Regiment of Foot who were sick in hospital. There is a well-preserved cemetery in Vellore, and monuments to the British slain.

History

Mutiny at Vellore 1806
Capture of Vellore 1861

Churches

  • St John's velloretour.blogspot.co.uk. Built in 1846, the church is located within the Vellore Fort.
  • Assumption R C Cathedral. Original church built 1854. Subsequently demolished and new church consecrated 1999.


External links

Wikipedia

Historical books online