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| + | == Wheeler's Garrison == | ||
| + | *One company of Artillery - 63 men, 16 women, 20 children | ||
| + | *[[84th Regiment of Foot|84th Regiment]] - 60 men, 55 women, 40 children | ||
| + | *[[32nd Regiment of Foot|32nd Regiment]] - 84 men, 45 women, 60 children | ||
| + | *[[1st Madras (European) Fusiliers|1st Madras Fusiliers]] - 15 men | ||
| + | *Musicians and other occupations - 45 men, 29 women, 100 children | ||
| + | *Non-military - | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Native Troops == | ||
| + | *[[2nd Bengal Light Cavalry|2nd Light Cavalry]] | ||
| + | *[[1st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|1st Bengal Native Infantry]] | ||
| + | *[[53rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|53rd Bengal Native Infantry]] | ||
| + | *[[56th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|56th Bengal Native Infantry]] | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm "Indian Mutiny 1857-58"] ''The British Empire''.<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Cawnpore "Siege of Cawnpore"] ''Wikipedia''<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanpur Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh] ''Wikipedia'' | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm "Indian Mutiny 1857-58"] ''The British Empire''.<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Cawnpore "Siege of Cawnpore"] ''Wikipedia''<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanpur Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh] ''Wikipedia'' | ||
Revision as of 12:06, 19 June 2010
| Siege of Cawnpore June 1857 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 5-27 June 1857 | |
| Location: | Cawnpore 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 | Nana Sahib Tatya Tope | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Contents
Wheeler's Garrison
- One company of Artillery - 63 men, 16 women, 20 children
- 84th Regiment - 60 men, 55 women, 40 children
- 32nd Regiment - 84 men, 45 women, 60 children
- 1st Madras Fusiliers - 15 men
- Musicians and other occupations - 45 men, 29 women, 100 children
- Non-military -
Native Troops
- 2nd Light Cavalry
- 1st Bengal Native Infantry
- 53rd Bengal Native Infantry
- 56th Bengal Native Infantry
External Links
"Indian Mutiny 1857-58" The British Empire.
"Siege of Cawnpore" Wikipedia
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh Wikipedia
Historical books on-line
List of inscriptions on Christian tombs and tablets of historical interest in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh by E A H Blunt ICS 1911 Description of the uprising and names on monuments of European victims archive.org
Recommended Reading
Saul David, Indian Mutiny: 1857 (London: Viking, 2002), ISBN 0670911372 ; (Penguin, 2002), ISBN 0141005548
W H Russell, My Indian Mutiny Diary (Periodicals Service Co, 1967), ISBN 0527781207
Andrew Ward, Our Bones are Scattered: the Cawnpore Massacres and the Indian Mutiny of 1857 (McArthur & Co, 1996), ISBN 0719564107
