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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′ 3826.66″ N460738°N, 80° 20′ 080.26″ E333405°E]
|altitude= 126 m (413 ft)
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cawnpore Kanpur]
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]].
== History ==[[Siege of Cawnpore]] June 1857<br>[[2nd Siege of Cawnpore]] Nov 1857== Spelling Variants ==Modern name: Kanpur<br>Variants: Cawnpore<br>
== External links ==
[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Cawnpore "Cawnpore"] ''Love to Know 1911''.
