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|partof=[[Indian Mutiny]] | |partof=[[Indian Mutiny]] | ||
| − | |date= | + | |date=19 November - 6 December 1857 |
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanpur Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh] | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanpur Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh] | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | |combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | ||
| − | |commander1=[http:// | + | |commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Campbell%2C_1st_Baron_Clyde Sir Colin Campbell] |
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatya_Tope Tatya Tope] | |commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatya_Tope Tatya Tope] | ||
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
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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]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Cawnpore Wikipedia - 2nd Battle of Cawnpore] |
Revision as of 13:33, 7 May 2008
| Siege of Cawnpore Nov 1857 | ||
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| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 19 November - 6 December 1857 | |
| Location: | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 26.470876°N 80.371896°E | |
| Result: | Siege | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Sir Colin Campbell | Tatya Tope | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
External Links
The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Wikipedia - 2nd Battle 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
