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| navigate by keyword : 1786 after and any back base bengal british build captain centuries company cornwallis decided east first forces foreign fort francis from general george goes governer historical history india island landed landmark light military named order pirates preserved protect sir then town two unesco when within world |
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| The history of Fort Cornwallis goes back two centuries to when Captain Sir Francis Light of the British East India Company first landed on the island in 1786. In order to protect the base from any foreign military forces and pirates, the Captain decided to build a fort, named after the-then Governer General in Bengal. The fort is a preserved historical landmark within the George Town UNESCO World |
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