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'''Cuddalore''' is a city on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coromandel_Coast Coromandel Coast], around 100 miles south of [[Madras (City)|Madras]]. Cuddalore was a large port town in the British era and the headquarters of the [[Madras districts|district]] of [[South Arcot]]. The town was the site of [[Fort St David]].
[[Pondicherry]] is around 15 miles up the coast.
When [[Fort St George]] was taken by the [[French]] in 1746, the Presidency headquarters transferred to Fort St David until 1752.
====Incidents====*[[Fort St David 1746-48]] *[[Battle of the Governor's House]] 1746
*[[Loss of Fort St David]] 1758
*[[Loss of Cuddalore]] 1781
