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| + | {{Battles_Infobox | ||
| + | |partof=[[Indian Mutiny]] | ||
| + | |date=5 June - 17 July 1857 | ||
| + | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanpur Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh] | ||
| + | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
| + | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.470875,80.371898&z=14&t=h&hl=en 26.470876°N 80.371896°E] | ||
| + | |result=Siege | ||
| + | |territory= | ||
| + | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
| + | |combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | ||
| + | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101029186/ Maj Gen Sir Hugh Wheeler] | ||
| + | |commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatya_Tope Tatya Tope] | ||
| + | |strength1= | ||
| + | |strength2= | ||
| + | |casualties1= | ||
| + | |casualties2= | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | == External Links == | ||
| + | [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] | ||
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| + | == Recommended Reading == | ||
| + | ''"Indian Mutiny"'' by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br> | ||
| + | ''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207<br> | ||
| + | "''Our Bones are Scattered''" by A Ward 1996 ISBN 0719564107 | ||
Revision as of 12:39, 7 May 2008
| Siege of Cawnpore Nov 1857 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
