Sewri fort

About Sewri fort

• It is a fort in Mumbai built by Britishers in 1680 at Sewri, Island of Parcel.
• It was served as watch tower, atop a quarried hill overlooking the Mumbai Harbour.
• In 1689, The Siddi general Yadi Sakat invaded Mumbai and they first captured the sewri Fort.The Siddhis were allies of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. 
• This fort is later also involved in the battle that repelled The Portuguese attack in 1772.
• In 1818, after British-Maratha wars, the strategic importance of the fort declined.
• It was later used as a jail, but today it stands neglected in many parts. Still, parts of the fort have been protected by the state’s department of archaeology and museums.
• It serves as the site of the annual Flamingo Festival.