Siege of Cawnpore

Quand

5 juin 1857 – 25 juin 1857

Type

Siège

Coordonnées

26.46° N, 80.33° E

Description

siege during the Indian rebellion of 1857

Siege during the Indian rebellion of 1857

The siege of Cawnpore was a key episode in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The besieged East India Company forces and civilians in Cawnpore were duped into a false assurance of a safe passage to Allahabad by the rebel forces under Nana Sahib. Their evacuation from Cawnpore thus turned into a massacre; most of the men were killed, while women and children were taken to a nearby dwelling known as Bibi Ghar.

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