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{{Locations_Infobox|presidency= [[CategoryMadras (Presidency)|Madras]]|image=|coordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=11.741357,79.78214&z=16&t=h&hl=en 11.741357°N 79.78214°E] |altitude= 1m (3ft)|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuddalore Cuddalore] |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu Tamil Nadu]|country=India|transport=[[South Indian Railway]]}}{{Places of Interest|title=Cuddalore|name=Cuddalore |link=xxxxx}} '''Cuddalore''' is a city on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coromandel_Coast Coromandel Coast], around 100 miles south of [[Madras (City)|Madras]]. Cuddalore was a large port town in the British era and the headquarters of [http:Locations//dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_428.gif South Arcot District] in [[Madras (Presidency)|Madras]]. The town was the site of [[Fort St David]].<br>[[Pondicherry]] is around 15 miles up the coast. The station at this town was on the [[South Indian Railway]] [[Rail_gauge#Metre_Gauge|metre gauge (MG)]] '[[Madras-Tuticorin Mainline]]'
== History ==
In 1684, the [[East India Company]] gained permission from the Khan of Gingee to open a port at Cuddalore. Trade increased so rapidly that Fort St David was built in the following decade. Cuddalore changed hands several times during the [[Carnatic Wars]]. When [[Fort St George]] was taken by the [[French]] in 1746, the Presidency headquarters transferred to Fort St David until 1752. ====Military history====*[[Fort St David 1746-48]]*[[Battle of the Governor's House]] 1746 *[[Loss of Fort St David]] 1758*[[Loss of Cuddalore]] 1781*[[Battle of Cuddalore]] 1783 == External links ==[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_061.gif Cuddalore Town] Imperial Gazetteer<br> ====Historical books online====*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=rBNPAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA79 Cuddalore] page 79, ''The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal Volume 68 1847''. Cuddalore was then the depot for European pensioners.*[https://archive.org/details/manualsoutharco00garsgoog ''Manual of the South Arcot District''] by J H Garstin, Collector of South Arcot. 1878 Archive.org. Also available at Kerala State Central Library Rare Books Online, with a [https://archive.org/details/pli.kerala.rare.12222 mirror version on Archive.org] {{#widget:Google PlusOne|size=small|count=true}} [[Category:Locations]][[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Madras Presidency]]
