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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 [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=10&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V10_362.gif Coimbatore District] during the British period.  
'''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 [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=10&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V10_362.gif Coimbatore District] during the British period.  
The station at this town was on the  [[Madras Railway]] which became the [[South Indian Railway]] [[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|broad gauge (BG)]] '[[Jalarpet-Mangalore Mainline]]'.The major railway junction of [[Podanur]], with a railays workshop, was situated  four miles to the southeast.


== Military history ==
== Military history ==
[[Siege of Coimbatore]] 1791
[[Siege of Coimbatore]] 1791
==British Evacuee Camp, WW2==
*See [[Refugees and evacuees in India during WW2‎]]
==Churches and Cemeteries==
* FIBIS Database - [https://search.fibis.org/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=list_sources&source_class=382 Transcriptions from Cemeteries in Coimbatore]
* Also - See external links


== External links ==
== External links ==
[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V10_377.gif Coimbatore] Imperial Gazetteer<br>
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V10_377.gif Coimbatore] Imperial Gazetteer<br>
[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Coimbatore Coimbatore] 1911 Love to Know Encyclopaedia<br>
*[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
*Churches and Cemeteries
**[http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/12/24/stories/2009122450540100.htm  The western sentinel of Race Course] by Pheroze L. Vincent Dec 24, 2009 ''The Hindu''.  CSI All Souls' Church built 1872.
**[http://www.flickr.com/photos/nimal_kumar/3821979373  Photograph: All Souls' Church, Coimbatore] flickr.com
**[http://www.stmichaelscathedral.in/the-cathedral.php St Michael’s Roman Catholic Cathedral, Coimbatore] Consecrated 1867
**[http://catholiconline.in/category/catholic-churches/tamilnadu/coimbatore/ Catholic Churches in Coimbatore]
**[https://archive.org/stream/ListOfInscriptionsOnTombsOrMonumentsMadrasVol2Cotton/List%20of%20Inscriptions%20on%20Tombs%20or%20Monuments%20%20Madras%20Vol%202%20%28Cotton%29#page/n103/mode/2up Inscriptions on Graves and Monuments in Coimbatore Cemeteries] from''List Of Inscriptions On Tombs Or Monuments in Madras'' by J Cotton (archive.org)
**[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 British Library Catalogue] indicates a Coimbatore District cemeteries register is held under reference  IOR/R/4/625
*[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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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
Madras Railway, which became South Indian Railway
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places of interest during the British period
[xxxxx Coimbatore]


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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 station at this town was on the Madras Railway which became the South Indian Railway broad gauge (BG) 'Jalarpet-Mangalore Mainline'.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

Churches and Cemeteries

External links

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"