Fort Cornwallis

Fort Cornwallis is a bastion fort in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, built by the British East India Company in the late 18th century. Named after the then Lieutenant-General The 2nd Earl Cornwallis (1738–1805), the Governor-General of Bengal at the time of the fort's construction, it is the largest standing fort in Malaysia. The fort was built intended to respond to possible enemy threats during the Napoleonic Wars, a threat that in the end never materialised. The tourism fee to enter the fort costs RM10 for Malaysians and RM20 for foreigners.

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  Air raids on Penang ⓘ
  aerial missions conducted by the Allies during World War II

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  Battle of Penang ⓘ
  1914 naval battle of the First World War

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  Fort Cornwallis ⓘ
  bastion fort in George Town, Penang, Malaysia

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  Minden Barracks ⓘ
  

1914-10-28T00:00:00Z

1914-10-28T00:00:00Z

1914 Battle of Penang

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Fort Cornwallis, Penang

Malaysia; the officers' mess and major's quarters on Penang Wellcome V0037514

Cannon at Fort Cornwallis, Penang

Malaysia; Fort Cornwallis on Penang Island. Photograph by J. Wellcome V0037513

Penang Fort Cornwallis (2)

Penang Fort Cornwallis (1)

Felice Beato, Interior of Pehtang Fort Showing the Magazine and Wooden Gun, August 1, 1860, 1860, NGA 163397

Malaysia; the infantry barracks on Penang Island. Photograph Wellcome V0037518

Fort Cornwallis interior

Fort Cornwallis, Penang (I)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict		Air raids on Penang	airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1914	Battle of Penang	Russian Empire, French Third Republic, German Empire, battle	Wikidata
link	page		Starforts page@		Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Cornwallis	star fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Minden Barracks	fort	Wikidata
commons	image		Fort Cornwallis, Penang		Commons
commons	image		Malaysia; the officers' mess and major's quarters on Penang Wellcome V0037514		Commons
commons	image		Cannon at Fort Cornwallis, Penang		Commons
commons	image		Malaysia; Fort Cornwallis on Penang Island. Photograph by J. Wellcome V0037513		Commons
commons	image		Penang Fort Cornwallis (2)		Commons
commons	image		Penang Fort Cornwallis (1)		Commons
commons	image		Felice Beato, Interior of Pehtang Fort Showing the Magazine and Wooden Gun, August 1, 1860, 1860, NGA 163397		Commons
commons	image		Malaysia; the infantry barracks on Penang Island. Photograph Wellcome V0037518		Commons
commons	image		Fort Cornwallis interior		Commons
commons	image		Fort Cornwallis, Penang (I)		Commons