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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]
|coordinates= [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=26.460738,80.333405&spn=0.1,0.1&q=26.460738,80.333405 26.460738°N, 80.333405°E]
|altitude= 126 m (413 ft)
|altitude= 126 m (413 ft)
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cawnpore Kanpur]
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cawnpore Kanpur]
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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]].
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 ==
== External links ==
[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Cawnpore "Cawnpore"] ''Love to Know 1911''.
[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Cawnpore "Cawnpore"] ''Love to Know 1911''.



Revision as of 15:46, 12 January 2009

Cawnpore
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 26.460738°N, 80.333405°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.

History

Siege of Cawnpore June 1857
2nd Siege of Cawnpore Nov 1857

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Kanpur
Variants: Cawnpore

External links

"Cawnpore" Love to Know 1911.

"Kanpur" Wikipedia.