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|presidency= [[Bengal]] | |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 | + | |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 == | ||
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[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.
