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| − | '''Fort St David''' near [[Cuddalore]] on the Coromandel Coast, was | + | '''Fort St David''' near [[Cuddalore]] on the Coromandel Coast, was built by the [[East India Company]] in the 1690s. When [[Fort St George]] was lost to the [[French]] Army in 1746, the Presidency headquarters were transferred to Fort St David until 1752. |
== History == | == History == | ||
Revision as of 22:10, 9 March 2010
Fort St David near Cuddalore on the Coromandel Coast, was built by the East India Company in the 1690s. When Fort St George was lost to the French Army in 1746, the Presidency headquarters were transferred to Fort St David until 1752.
History
- Fort St David 1746-48 First Carnatic War
- Loss of Fort St David 1758
FIBIS resources
- Ft. St. David & Cuddalore, Muster List 1703, a "List of All the Europeans, Topasses & Lascars in the Rt. Hon.ble Comp's Service in Fort St. David & Cuddalore" 1703
External links
- Fort St David Wikipedia
- "A Description of Fort St. David, circa. 1773" Nick Balmer's Cuddalore History blog
