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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | |combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | ||
|commander1= | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101029186/ Maj Gen Sir Hugh Wheeler] | ||
|commander2= | |commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatya_Tope Tatya Tope] | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58] | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Cawnpore Wikipedia - Siege of Cawnpore] | ||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br> | ''"Indian Mutiny"'' by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br> | ||
''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207 | ''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207<br> | ||
"''Our Bones are Scattered''" by A Ward 1996 ISBN 0719564107 | "''Our Bones are Scattered''" by A Ward 1996 ISBN 0719564107 | ||