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==St Angelo's Fort==
Built by the Portuguese in 1505, it the triangular fort was captured by the Dutch in 1663 and held until 1771 when it was sold to the Ali Raja. The British seized it in 1790 and the fort subsequently became a central part of British military operations on the Malabar coast.
The fort is in the cantonment area of Cannanore.
:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannur Kannur]
:*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Angelo%27s_Fort St Angelo's Fort]
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:*[http://www.bmpix.org/visip_rahul/chapter1_58.htm Basel Mission Picture Archive] Old photos of Cannanore taken by the Basel Mission Church
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[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Madras Presidency]]
