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Fort Cornwallis

Padang Kota Lama, Penang, Malaysia 10200

Featured Review : Fort Cornwallis, Georgetown. Penang.Fort Cornwallis is the original site where Captain Francis Light landed in 1786. He initially built a wooden structure to act as a fortress but it was later rebuilt in stone using conv...See Full Review

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The first British settlement in Georgetown. Penang.

  • 5 out of 5 stars by garymarsh6 from Gravesend, United Kingdom
  • December 27, 2010
The first British settlement in Georgetown. Penang.
Quote: Fort Cornwallis, Georgetown. Penang.Fort Cornwallis is the original site where Captain Francis Light landed in 1786. He initially built a wooden structure to act as a fortress but it was later rebuilt in stone using convict labor from India in the... Read the full Fort Cornwallis review

From journal The pearl of the East.

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Fort Cornwallis

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Eric from Aiea from Norfolk, Virginia
  • September 17, 2006
Fort Cornwallis
Quote: Built after Penang Island was taken possession of by the British in 1786, Fort Cornwallis was named for the 18th-century governor of Bengal. (As a footnote in American history, this is the same General Cornwallis who surrendered at Yorktown to the... Read the full Fort Cornwallis review

From journal 60 hours in Penang

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Fort Cornwallis

  • 3 out of 5 stars by Composthp from Singapore, Singapore
  • May 29, 2005
Fort Cornwallis
Quote: Fort Cornwallis was built in the late 18th century by Penang’s founder, Sir Francis Light, and named after the Governor-General in Bengal-Charles Cornwallis. The star-shaped fort was the first military and administrative base of the East India... Read the full Fort Cornwallis review

From journal Penang Revisited

Fort Cornwallis

  • 3 out of 5 stars by ashford from Subang Jaya, Malaysia
  • April 19, 2001
Quote: Fort Corwallis in Leboh Light is the very sight where Captain Francis Light first landed on the island. Originally, it was no more than a wooden stockade but the fort was rebuilt into its present concrete structure by convict labor during 1808-1810.... Read the full Fort Cornwallis review

From journal Penang : The Pearl of the Orient