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{{Battles_Infobox | |||
|partof=[[Indian Mutiny]] | |||
|date=5 June - 17 July 1857 | |||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanpur Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh] | |||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.470875,80.371898&z=14&t=h&hl=en 26.470876°N 80.371896°E] | |||
|result=Siege | |||
|territory= | |||
|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |||
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | |||
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101029186/ Maj Gen Sir Hugh Wheeler] | |||
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatya_Tope Tatya Tope] | |||
|strength1= | |||
|strength2= | |||
|casualties1= | |||
|casualties2= | |||
}} | |||
== External Links == | |||
[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 == | |||
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br> | |||
''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207<br> | |||
"''Our Bones are Scattered''" by A Ward 1996 ISBN 0719564107 | |||
Revision as of 12:39, 7 May 2008
| Siege of Cawnpore Nov 1857 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 5 June - 17 July 1857 | |
| Location: | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 26.470876°N 80.371896°E | |
| Result: | Siege | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen Sir Hugh Wheeler | Tatya Tope | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
External Links
The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Wikipedia - Siege of Cawnpore
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207
"Our Bones are Scattered" by A Ward 1996 ISBN 0719564107