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| − | |commander2= | + | |commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatya_Tope Tatya Tope] |
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58] | + | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Cawnpore Wikipedia - Siege of Cawnpore] |
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br> | ''"Indian Mutiny"'' by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br> | ||
| − | ''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207 | + | ''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207<br> |
"''Our Bones are Scattered''" by A Ward 1996 ISBN 0719564107 | "''Our Bones are Scattered''" by A Ward 1996 ISBN 0719564107 | ||
Revision as of 12:27, 7 May 2008
| Siege of Cawnpore June 1857 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 5-27 June 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
