Siege of Cawnpore Nov 1857

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Siege of Cawnpore Nov 1857
Part of Indian Mutiny
Date: 19 November - 6 December 1857
Location: Cawnpore, Uttar Pradesh
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 26.470876°N 80.371896°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company Rebel Sepoys
Commanders
Maj Gen Charles Winham
Sir Colin Campbell
Tatya Tope
Strength
Casualties

External Links

The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Wikipedia - 2nd Battle of Cawnpore
Dictionary of National Biography - Sir Colin Campbell
Wikipedia - Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

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