Anchettidurgam
12°35′24″N 77°53′24″E / 12.590°N 77.890°E / 12.590; 77.890
Anchettidurgam or Anchetty Durgam is a fort in the present day Krishnagiri district. In the 18th century the fort was under the rule of Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan. The fort was captured by the British in July 1791.
References
- Government's Krishnagiri District website
- Deloche, Jean. "Études sur les fortifications de l'Inde II. Les monts fortifiés du Maisur méridional (IIe partie) : catalogue des sites fortifiés - article ; n°1 ; vol.82, pg 231-262". Bulletin de l'Ecole française d'extreme orient (in French). YouScribe. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
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Forts in Tamil Nadu
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- Anchettidurgam
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- Attur Fort
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- Droog Fort, Coonoor
- Erode Fort
- Fort Geldria
- Fort Dansborg
- Fort St. David
- Fort St. George
- Gingee Fort
- Hudedurgam
- Jagadevidurgam
- Kenilworth Fort (Hosur)
- Krishnagiri Fort
- Mallikarjunadurgam
- Manora Fort
- Namakkal Fort
- Nilagiridurgam
- Rajagiri Fort
- Ranjankudi Fort
- Rayakottai Fort
- Ratnagiri (Krishnagiri)
- Rockfort
- Sadras
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- Tangrakottai
- Tattakkaldurgam
- Thirumayam Fort
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- Udayagiri Fort
- Vattakottai Fort
- Vellore Fort
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