Cuddalore

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Cuddalore
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Presidency: Madras
Coordinates: 11.741357°N 79.78214°E
Altitude: 1m (3ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Cuddalore
State/Province: Tamil Nadu
Country: India
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Cuddalore is a city on the Coromandel Coast, around 100 miles south of Madras. Cuddalore was a large port town in the British era and the headquarters of South Arcot District in Madras. The town was the site of Fort St David.
Pondicherry is around 15 miles up the coast.

The station at this town was on the South Indian Railway 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

External links

Cuddalore Town Imperial Gazetteer


Historical books online

  • Cuddalore page 79, The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal Volume 68 1847. Cuddalore was then the depot for European pensioners.
  • Manual of the South Arcot District by J H Garstin, (MCS) (Comp.) 1878 Is available to read online at Kerala State Central Library Rare Books Online