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251:. He used it as his main base from which to launch raids on British ships. In 17 November 1721, the British, incensed at Angre's activities, joined the Portuguese in an expedition against Kolaba. A Portuguese land force of 6000 and three English ships of the line under Commodore Mathews co-operated but the attempt failed. The British blamed the failure on the "cowardice of the Portuguese". About this time Kolaba is described by Hamilton as a fort built on a rock, a little way from the mainland and at high water an island. On 4 July 1729, Kanhoji Raje Angre died on the Kolaba Fort. In 1729, many buildings were destroyed due to a major fire incident near the Pinjara Bastion. In 1787, another major fire incident took place in which the Angre Wada was destroyed. In 1842, the British sold the wooden structures in the fort by auction and used the stones for the construction of Alibag water works. 291:, the fort can be reached by wading through waist-deep water at low tide. However, at high tide, boats must be used to reach it. In that fort, there are temples. Many tourists come to visit Kolaba Fort. In the fort are houses in which several people stay to take care of that fort. The celebration of Ganesh festival. Many people come to in this festival. The fort should be visited during the low sea tide timings. There is a Dargah of Haji Kamaluddin Shah on the fort. Near the northern wall of the fort lie, two English cannons mounted on wheels. The inscription on the cannon is "Dawson Hardy Field, 60: 342: 330: 318: 306: 366: 44: 354: 2151: 67: 235:
to be fortified after the whole of South Konkan became free. The work of constructing the fort started in 19 March 1680. In 1662, he strengthened and fortified Kolaba fort to make it one of his chief naval stations. The command of the fort was given to Darya Sarang and Mainak Bhandari under whom
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The average height of the fort walls is 25 feet. It has two main entrances, one on the seaside and the other towards Alibag. An interesting feature of this fort is that it has
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Kolaba Fort became the centre of the Maratha attacks on British ships. Kolaba Fort was captured by Chatrapati Shivaji.
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The fort was completed in June 1681 by Chatrapati Sambhaji Raje after the death (in 1680) of
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The exact origin of the name Kolaba is unclear, but has been suggested to be derived from
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wells in its premises even though it is a seaside fort. In the
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The first mention of Kulaba fort is when it was chosen by
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Raigad District
Maharashtra

Kolaba is located in Maharashtra
18°38′04″N 72°51′51″E / 18.6344°N 72.8642°E / 18.6344; 72.8642
fortified
Alibag
Konkan
Alibag
Mumbai
Konkan
Maharashtra
India
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Shivaji
Balaji Vishwanath
Sarkhel Kanhoji Angre
Koli
freshwater
monsoons
Low Moor Ironworks
Raghoji Angre
Colaba or Kolaba Fort, 1855.
Kolaba Fort walls hugging the sea
Water tank at the centre of Kolaba Fort
Siddhivinayak temple in Kolaba Fort
Looking out to sea
Kolaba Fort entrance
List of forts in Maharashtra
List of forts in India

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