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| + | |presidency= [[Bengal]] | ||
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| + | |coordinates= [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=26.460738,80.333405&spn=0.1,0.1&q=26.460738,80.333405 26° 27′ 38.66″ N, 80° 20′ 0.26″ E] | ||
| + | |altitude= 126 m (413 ft) | ||
| + | |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cawnpore Kanpur] | ||
| + | |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh Uttar Pradesh] | ||
| + | |country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India] | ||
| + | |transport= [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]<br>[[East Indian Railway]]<br>[[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]]<br>[[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway]] | ||
| + | }} | ||
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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. | ||
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| + | The city was (and remains) an important railway junction, with the [[East Indian Railway|East Indian]] main trunk line from [[Calcutta]] to [[Delhi]] meeting spurs from the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway|Bombay, Baroda and Central India]], [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway|Great Indian Peninsula]] and [[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway|Oudh and Rohilkhand Railways]]. | ||
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| + | == External links == | ||
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| + | [http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Cawnpore "Cawnpore"] ''Love to Know 1911''. | ||
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| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cawnpore "Kanpur"] ''Wikipedia''. | ||
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Revision as of 07:47, 13 December 2008
| Cawnpore | |
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| [[Image:|250px| ]] | |
| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 26° 27′ 38.66″ N, 80° 20′ 0.26″ E |
| Altitude: | 126 m (413 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Kanpur |
| State/Province: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway East Indian Railway Great Indian Peninsula Railway Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway | |
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.
The city was (and remains) an important railway junction, with the East Indian main trunk line from Calcutta to Delhi meeting spurs from the Bombay, Baroda and Central India, Great Indian Peninsula and Oudh and Rohilkhand Railways.
External links
"Cawnpore" Love to Know 1911.
"Kanpur" Wikipedia.
