Yeshwantgad

Yeshwantgad also spelt as Yashwantgad is an island fortification off the coast of Maharashtra in Ratnagiri district. It is built on the Rajapur creek with the sea on one side. On three sides it was protected by a ditch which can no longer be seen. On the fourth side there was a wall with 17 bastions. Now the walls are in a ruined condition. Its gate was on the eastern side. A ship (HMS Outram sank here on 1 January 1817 after which a lighthouse at nearby Jaitapur was built. Other than this no notable historical events took place here.

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  Battle of Vijaydurg ⓘ
  1756 battle

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  Devgad Fort ⓘ
  16th-century fort in Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, India

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  Purnagad Fort ⓘ
  fort in Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra

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  Yeshwantgad ⓘ
  

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  Vijaydurg Fort ⓘ
  fort located in Vijaydurg

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1756 Battle of Vijaydurg

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1756 Vijaydurg Fort

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Yashavantgad (Jaitapur) design in fort

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Yashavantgad (Jaitapur) fort bastain

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Yashavantgad (Jaitapur) Main entrance

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Rede wall condition

Condition of the fort Redi

A nice boat at Yashavantgad (Jaitapur) fort on the beach

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1756	Battle of Vijaydurg	battle	Wikidata
site	fort		Devgad Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Purnagad Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Yeshwantgad	fortress, island	Wikidata
site	fort	1756	Vijaydurg Fort	sea fort	Wikidata
commons	image		Yashavantgad (Jaitapur) design in fort		Commons
commons	image		Rede2		Commons
commons	image		Yashavantgad (Jaitapur) fort bastain		Commons
commons	image		Rede fort beach		Commons
commons	image		Yashavantgad (Jaitapur) Main entrance		Commons
commons	image		Rede Ganapti1		Commons
commons	image		Rede5		Commons
commons	image		Rede wall condition		Commons
commons	image		Condition of the fort Redi		Commons
commons	image		A nice boat at Yashavantgad (Jaitapur) fort on the beach		Commons