Erode Fort
| Erode Fort | |
|---|---|
| Part of Tamil Nadu | |
| Erode, Tamil Nadu, India | |
  Erode Fort | |
| Coordinates | 11°21′N 77°44′E / 11.35°N 77.73°E |
| Type | Forts |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | Government of Tamil Nadu |
| Condition | Ruins |
Erode Fort was a fort in Erode, India. Francis Buchanan described it in 1800 as being
... a large mud fort, occupied by a battalion of Sepoys, which, in this part of the country, now procures a ready supply of recruits... In the government of [Hyder Ali] the suburb contained about 3000 houses. [Tipu Sultan’s] government had reduced them one third part, and the whole was entirely destroyed during the invasion of General Meadows.[1]
References
- ^ "Erode Fort". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 18 January 2009.