Arcot Fort Siege Site (1780)
Arcot, India
Delhi Gate, Arcot, Ranipet district, Tamil Nadu, India
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VISITOR INFORMATION
The district's visitor description emphasizes the 1751 episode. Verify the 1780 town and citadel chronology before treating October 31 as the complete siege's end. Map point reviewed October 3, 2026: Surviving Delhi Gate at Arcot Fort; not a reconstruction of the unverified full 1780 defensive perimeter. Visitor information reviewed October 3, 2026: Surviving historic gate provides a visitor reference. Its association with Clive’s 1751 defense is distinct from the 1780 siege perimeter. Check current monument access; no visitor parking or public restrooms confirmed.
Visitor amenities reviewed October 3, 2026: No confirmed information was found for visitor parking and public restrooms. The NO entries reflect unverified provision, rather than confirmed absence. Check locally before relying on facilities.
No admission tariff or fixed visitor schedule is published in the checked district Delhi Gate guide. Confirm current ASI monument-entry rules, any fee and opening before entering. Exterior viewing must follow permitted public access and posted restrictions; separate Arcot museum hours and charges do not apply to this gate.
Peak visitation season unconfirmed. No reliable site-specific monthly attendance pattern was established.
January-February for generally milder conditions at Arcot's surviving fort-related remains. Confirm a lawful Delhi Gate viewpoint and any managed-site opening before making the visit.
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About Arcot Fort Siege Site (1780)
Arcot Fort was captured by Hyder Ali's forces in 1780 during the Second Anglo-Mysore War. The event belongs to a later conflict than Robert Clive's famous defense of Arcot in 1751. The fort's history connects changing regional powers with the wider struggle involving Britain and France.
Delhi Gate survives as a historic reference at Arcot. The entry does not establish which fort fabric relates to the 1780 siege, how later alterations affected it, or who is responsible for its conservation; those distinctions need research.
History happened here at Arcot Fort Siege Site (1780)
Arcot had already acquired strategic importance in earlier eighteenth-century wars. In 1780, Hyder Ali's campaign brought the town and fort under attack as Mysore challenged British power in the Carnatic. The fort fell during that campaign, adding to British military difficulties.
The capture formed part of a regional war that overlapped with the American Revolution and Anglo-French conflict overseas. Arcot's long military history can obscure the distinctions between successive campaigns. Dating the surviving gate and mapping the former defenses would help interpret the 1780 siege on its own terms.
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EXTERNAL LINKS
Research reviewed October 3, 2026. Event IDs d457770c-8d22-46f0-bc84-43e7be2554c3; Events Latest 10PM.csv rows 485.
https://ranipet.nic.in/tourist-places/
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Arcot
Map location reviewed October 3, 2026. Surviving Delhi Gate at Arcot Fort; not a reconstruction of the unverified full 1780 defensive perimeter. Map geometry © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/379493148
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Visitor classification and amenities reviewed October 3, 2026. Destination: ASI-protected Delhi Gate, Arcot.
https://ranipet.nic.in/archaeological-survey-of-india-asi-protected-monuments/
https://ranipet.nic.in/tourist-place/delhi-gate/
Prose batch 4 researched October 3, 2026. Fast pass; proofing pending. Ranipet heritage reference and historical encyclopedia reviewed. Distinguish 1780 capture from 1751 defense. Delhi Gate is reference point, not complete siege boundary; proof surviving fabric dates.
Visitor admission and access fields reviewed October 3, 2026. Destination: ASI-protected Delhi Gate, Arcot.