It was the day of April 12, 1818 Brigadier General Munro captured the Belgaum fort and placed it under the Military Command of Madras. Some books refer to the date as even April 10. On 20th March 1818, Gen Munro surrounded the Belgaum Fort with the British Army troops who marched from Madras. Much blood […]
fort
Kittur Rani Chennamma’s birth place was Kakti fort
Kakati (on NH 4 towards Kolhapur) was the place where Kittur Rani Chennamma was born and grew up, has become nothing more than a name from the past and continues to face callous neglect. Kittur Rani Chennamma was born on 23 October (1778−1829) and was the queen of the princely state of Kittur in Karnataka.S […]
Belgaum fort as described by Mrs GUTHRIE
First published in 2009 Bramhanand Chipre got a hand on this one and it’s worth a read. The history of the Belagavi fort and Belagavi as well linked to it. It’s quite lengthy but all has to read to understand the entire Belagavi fort. The Belgaum history as written by: MRS. GUTHRIE Source Although there […]
Forts in and around Belagavi
A 1955 map shows all the forts near Belagavi. with inputs from Bramhanand Chipre and Aziz Hafiz Belagavi Fort Map Location : http://goo.gl/maps/kr8v Coordinates: 15°51’29″N 74°31’27″E The Belagavi Fort is located near NWKRTC Bus stand. At the entrance, there are two shrines, Ganapati and Durga. The fort is encircled by a moat. There are […]
20 crore face lift plan for Fort still biting the dust
The historic fort of Belgaum built in 13 century (Originally built by the Ratta dynasty, later fortified by Yakub Ali Khan of the Bijapur Sultanate) was well known for its unique building structure and its huge moat surrounding the fort, which made it inaccessible to the enemies. The Belgaum fort served as a bulwark against […]