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Note:  Do not rely on this information. It is very old.

Chandernagore

Chandernagore, meaning "City of Sandalwood," a town of India, belonging to France, is situated on the Hoogly. It was founded in 1673, and for a while rivalled Calcutta, from which it is distant 22 miles. It was thrice captured by the English, being finally restored to the French in 1816.