Kurnool

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Kurnool
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Presidency: Madras
Coordinates: 15.823205°N 78.040228°E
Altitude: 274 m (899 ft)
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Place Name: Kurnool
State/Province: Andhra Pradesh
Country: South India
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Kurnool is about 125 miles south-south-west of Hyderabad in the Deccan. It was the headquarters of the Kurnool District during the British period. Kurnool District was the location of a campaign in 1839 to suppress a revolt. There was a confrontation at the town of Kurnool and nearby Zorapore involving HM 13th Light Dragoons.

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Military history

Refer also

External links

Kurnool Town Imperial Gazetteer
Kurnool 1911 Love to Know Encyclopaedia
Kurnool District Wikipedia

Historical books online

  • Kurnool page 71, The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal Volume 68 1847. The cantonment was classified as one of the "Stations on the Table Lands"