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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 goes governer history india island landed light military named order pirates protect sir then two when |
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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. |
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