Cossipore
| Cossipore | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 22.61560°N, 88.37411°E |
| Altitude: | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Kashipur |
| State/Province: | West Bengal |
| Country: | India |
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Cossipore, to the north of Calcutta, was the location of the East India Company's gun foundry.
In 1801 a Gun Carriage Agency at Cossipore, (presently known as Gun & Shell Factory, Cossipore) was eatablished and production started from 18th March, 1802. This is the first Industrial establishment of an Ordnance Factory which has continued in existence until the present time.
A bicentennial history was published in 2002: History of Gun and Shell Factory, Cossipore: Two Hundred Years of Ordnance Factories Production in India by Professor Arun Bandopadhyay (New Delhi, 2002) (Department of History, University of Calcutta)
Also see
External links
- Cossipore Gun and Shell Factory – the oldest surviving factory in the Indian subcontinent by Jayanta Baksi
- "Two Centuries of Guns and Shells" Information from the Ordnance Factory Board. Sainik Samachar Vol. 49, No. 8, 16-30 April 2002. A Ministry of Defence India publication, now an archived webpage.
- History and Development: Gun and Shell Factory, Cossipore Kolkata
- History: Indian Ordnance Factories Ordnance Factory Board