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{{Locations_Infobox|presidency=[[Madras Presidency]]|image=Barrack block fort st george.jpg|coordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=13.079722,80.286944&z=9&t=h&hl=en 13.079722°N 80.286944°E] |altitude= 0 m (0 ft)|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_St_George Fort St George ], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai Chennai]|stateprovince=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu Tamil Nadu]|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India]|transport=[[Southern Railway]]}} '''Fort St George''' was the name of the military garrison in [[Madras (City)|Madras]], and it was home to [[British Army ]] units for many centuries. It is now the home of the state legislature for Tamil Nadu. The church in Fort St George is called St Mary’s and it claims to be the oldest Anglican church outside of Europe.
== History ==
[[Loss of Fort St George]] 1746
==See also==
* [[Madras Cemeteries]] - details St Mary's Church cemetery
== External Links ==
[http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00maplinks/mughal/mollmaps/madras1726/madras1726supermax.jpg A Plan of Fort St. George and the City of Madras, by Herman Moll, from 'Modern History: or, the Present State of all Nations', by Thomas Salmon. Published by Bettesworth & Hitch, London, 1726]. Source : Columbia University
==== Historical Books Online====
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V16_374.gif Fort St George] Imperial Gazetteer<br>
*[https://archive.org/stream/b21452404#page/404/mode/2up Fort St. George] page 404 ''Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into the Sanitary State of the Army in India : with Abstract of Evidence, and of Reports Received from Indian Military Stations'' 1864 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/stream/fortstgeorgemad02penngoog#page/n12/mode/2up ''Fort St George, Madras - A Short History of our First Possession''] by Mrs Frank Penny. 1900. Archive.org Contains [https://archive.org/stream/fortstgeorgemad02penngoog#page/n252/mode/2up Details of Monuments in Old Cemetery]
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[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Madras Presidency]]
[[Category:Forts]]
[[Category:Forts in Madras Presidency]]
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