Fort St David

Fort St David, a ruined fortress on the coast of Madras presidency, 100 miles S. of Madras, on the outskirts of Cuddalore. It became British in 1690, along with all the land round about to the distance of a 'randome shott,' and was an important place during the struggle with the French, forming the chief of the English settlements on the Coromandel coast from 1746 to 1752. It is of interest also from associations with Clive (q.v.), who became governor in 1756.