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== Military history == | == Military history == | ||
[[Siege of Coimbatore]] 1791 | [[Siege of Coimbatore]] 1791 | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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*[http://www.thehindu.com/arts/history-and-culture/article1988214.ece "Memories of Coimbatore: Another time, another place"] by Subha J Rao May 3, 2011 thehindu.com. | *[http://www.thehindu.com/arts/history-and-culture/article1988214.ece "Memories of Coimbatore: Another time, another place"] by Subha J Rao May 3, 2011 thehindu.com. | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Stanes Sir Robert Stanes]. Businessman and founder of Stanes European School in 1862, now known as Stanes Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School. wikipedia.org | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Stanes Sir Robert Stanes]. Businessman and founder of Stanes European School in 1862, now known as Stanes Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School. wikipedia.org | ||
| + | *[http://catholiconline.in/category/catholic-churches/tamilnadu/coimbatore/ Catholic Churches in Coimbatore] | ||
| + | *[http://ifgtb.icfre.gov.in/gass_museum/history.html Gass Forest Museum] Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding. The first institution housing exhibits that were related to Forestry in India. | ||
===Historical books online=== | ===Historical books online=== | ||
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=rBNPAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA57 Coimbatore] page 57 ''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=PA57 Coimbatore] page 57 ''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" | ||
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[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Madras Presidency]] | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Madras Presidency]] | ||
Revision as of 12:11, 9 February 2014
| Coimbatore | |
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| Presidency: Madras Presidency | |
| Coordinates: | 11.018333°N 76.9725°E |
| Altitude: | 411.2 metres (1,349 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Coimbatore |
| State/Province: | Tamil Nadu |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| FibiWiki Maps | |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
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Coimbatore was annexed to the Madras Presidency in 1799 after the defeat of Tipu Sultan in the 3rd Mysore War. It was the capital of Coimbatore District during the British period.
The major railway junction of Podanur, with a railays workshop, was situated four miles to the southeast.
Military history
Siege of Coimbatore 1791
British Evacuee Camp, WW2
External links
- Coimbatore Imperial Gazetteer
- "Memories of Coimbatore: Another time, another place" by Subha J Rao May 3, 2011 thehindu.com.
- Sir Robert Stanes. Businessman and founder of Stanes European School in 1862, now known as Stanes Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School. wikipedia.org
- Catholic Churches in Coimbatore
- Gass Forest Museum Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding. The first institution housing exhibits that were related to Forestry in India.
Historical books online
- Coimbatore page 57 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"
