Fort William
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Fort William is a historic British colonial fortress in Calcutta (now Kolkata), India, that served as a major military and administrative stronghold during the British Raj.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort William canonical | 4 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ military installation ⓘ |
| access | not generally open to the public ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | star fort ⓘ |
| cityFormerName | Calcutta ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1706 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1696 ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
British East India Company
ⓘ
British India ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| currentUse |
headquarters of the Eastern Command of the Indian Army
ⓘ
military cantonment ⓘ |
| era |
British India
ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj
British colonial period ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | Eastern Command of the Indian Army ⓘ |
| hasCapacity | several thousand troops ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arsenal
ⓘ
bastions ⓘ church ⓘ hospital ⓘ magazine ⓘ moat ⓘ officers’ quarters ⓘ parade ground ⓘ ramparts ⓘ underground bunkers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Calcutta
ⓘ
surface form:
Kolkata
Maidan area of Kolkata ⓘ West Bengal ⓘ eastern India ⓘ |
| locatedOn | eastern bank of the Hooghly River ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
William III of England
ⓘ
surface form:
King William III of England
|
| near |
Eden Gardens
ⓘ
Victoria Memorial ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Indian Army ⓘ |
| partOf | Kolkata’s colonial defenses ⓘ |
| rebuiltAfter | Battle of Plassey ⓘ |
| rebuiltIn | late 18th century ⓘ |
| shape | irregular octagon ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of Plassey aftermath
ⓘ
Siege of Calcutta ⓘ
surface form:
Black Hole of Calcutta incident
Siege of 1756 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of Hooghly River approaches to Kolkata ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative center
ⓘ
garrison ⓘ headquarters ⓘ military stronghold ⓘ training ground ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Old Fort of Fort William