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New page: Category:Locations Cawnpore, in north central India, is now known as Kanpur. The nearest large city is Lucknow. Cawnpore was the scene of the infamous Cawnpore Massacre in 1857, wh... |
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Cawnpore, in north central India, is now known as Kanpur. The nearest large city is Lucknow. [[Cawnpore]] was the scene of the infamous Cawnpore Massacre in 1857, when dozens of British women and children were slaughtered and their bodies thrown down a well. | Cawnpore, in north central India, is now known as Kanpur. The nearest large city is [[Lucknow]]. [[Cawnpore]] was the scene of the infamous Cawnpore Massacre in 1857, when dozens of British women and children were slaughtered and their bodies thrown down a well. | ||