Siege of Cawnpore Nov 1857
Siege of Cawnpore Nov 1857 | ||
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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