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== History ==
[[Battle of Cuttack]] 1803
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|presidency= [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal]]
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|altitude= 36 metres (118 ft)
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuttack Cuttack]
|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orissa Orissa]
|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India]
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{{Places of Interest|title=Cuttack|name=Cuttack |link=xxxxx}}
'''Cuttack''' was the headquarters of the [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_091.gif Cuttack District] in Orissa Division of Bengal during the British period.
== Spelling variants ==
Modern spelling: Cuttack<br>
Variants: Kataka
== Military history ==
[[Battle of Cuttack]] 1803
==John Beames, Collector==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Beames John Beames] (Wikipedia) served as Collector of Cuttack from 1875 to 1878 and earlier as Collector of Balasore district from 1869 to 1873. He wrote ''Memoirs of a Bengal Civilian'', which describes his work "defending powerless peasants against rapacious planters, improvising fifteen-gun salutes for visiting dignitaries, and presiding over the blissful coast of Orissa". This book is available online, refer below.
==False Point (Batighar)==
Approximately 60 km from Cuttack and the site of a lighthouse, operational from 1838 and a port, operational c 1860
==External links==
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_104.gif Cuttack City] Imperial Gazetteer<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuttack_district Cuttack District] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_Point False Point] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendrapara Kendrapara] Wikipedia<br>
*[https://www.greatmirror.com/index.cfm?countryid=564&chapterid=1167&picturesize=big#Peninsular%20India:%20Cuttack_021153 Notes on the Geography of Peninsular India: Cuttack] includes [https://www.greatmirror.com/index.cfm?countryid=564&chapterid=1167&picid=15&picturesize=big Photo 15 The old Church of St. Michael and All the Angels]. Greatmirror.com. Website of Bret Wallach, Professor of Geography, University of Oklahoma
*[https://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100509/spectrum/main6.htm "True story of False Point"] Sunday, 9 May 9 2010 tribuneindia.com<br>
:[https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2011/mar/28/neglected-british-cemetery-awaits-its-burial-239452.html "Neglected, British cemetery awaits its burial"] The British Cemetery in Batighar island Kenrapara 28th March 2011 newindianexpress.com.
:[https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2012/feb/28/british-cemetery-lighthouse-to-be-restored-344552.html "British Cemetery, lighthouse to be restored"] 16th May 2012 newindianexpress.com
:[http://www.dgll.nic.in/WriteReadData/Publication/Publication_Pdf_File/FalsepointLightHouse(2).pdf ''False Point Lighthouse''] Researched & compiled by ICR Prasad. Publication of Directorate General Lighthouses and Lightships 2012. dgll.nic.in
:[https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/21046494/world-lighthouse-society-newsletter Scroll to "False Point Light House and the British Cemetery"] by Commadore BK Mohanti Indian Navy (retired) page 4 ''World Light House Society'' [Journal] 1st Quarter 2011 Volume 9 Issue 1. yumpu.com
:[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/false-point-a-true-friend-for-sailors-of-the-bay/article26225435.ece "False Point — a true friend for sailors of the Bay"] by Satyasundar Barik February 10, 2019 thehindu.com.
===Historical books online===
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.99022/page/n7 ''Memoirs of a Bengal Civilian''] by John Beames. Appears to be a reprint edition, first published 1960/1961 although written in 1896. Archive.org, Public Library of India collection.
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=rogIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP5 ''Reports and correspondence relative to the control of the Mahanuddy river at Cuttack''], by Lieut. J.C. Harris [and others] 1857 Google Books
*[https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/HZZFLEH6WRALYHYF6IPL54EPZ5VGVIKO ''Maps and plans illustrative of a report upon the extraordinary flood of A. D. 1855 as affecting the city of Cuttack''] by Lieut. John C Harris, Bengal Engineers 1857 Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=g1POAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA352 "Cuttack River Works"] page 352 ''Professional Papers on Indian Engineering, Volume 2'' 1865 Google Books
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