Siege of Cawnpore
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The Siege of Cawnpore was a brutal and pivotal episode of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, marked by a prolonged rebel siege of British forces and the subsequent massacre of British soldiers and civilians.
Aliases (4)
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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event in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 → siege → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cawnpore Massacre
→
Siege of Kanpur → |
| belligerent |
British civilians
→
British forces → East India Company → forces of Nana Sahib → sepoy rebels → |
| casualties |
large number of British soldiers killed
→
large number of British women and children killed → significant rebel casualties → |
| cause |
grievances against East India Company rule
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political ambitions of Nana Sahib → widespread discontent among sepoys in Bengal Army → |
| commander |
Hugh Wheeler
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Nana Sahib → Tatya Tope → |
| conflict |
Indian Rebellion of 1857
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|
| country |
British India
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|
| describedIn |
British colonial accounts of the Indian Rebellion of 1857
→
Indian nationalist historiography of 1857 → |
| endDate |
1857-06-25
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| followedBy |
British recapture of Cawnpore
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British reprisals against local population → |
| garrisonStrength |
European civilians and Anglo-Indian civilians
→
several hundred European soldiers → |
| historicalPeriod |
British Raj precursor period
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| locatedIn |
Cawnpore
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India → Kanpur → Uttar Pradesh → |
| militaryTheater |
North India
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| notableEvent |
Bibighar massacre
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Sati Chaura Ghat massacre → surrender of British garrison under promise of safe conduct → |
| partOf |
Indian Rebellion of 1857
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| precededBy |
outbreak of mutiny at Meerut
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uprising in Delhi in 1857 → |
| rebelStrength |
several thousand sepoys and irregular troops
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|
| result |
massacre of British soldiers and civilians
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rebel victory → |
| significance |
galvanized British public opinion against rebels
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major turning point in Indian Rebellion of 1857 → symbol of brutality of the conflict on both sides → used to justify harsh British reprisals → |
| startDate |
1857-06-06
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| timePeriod |
June 1857
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| weaponUsed |
artillery
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small arms → |
Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Indian Rebellion of 1857
→
Kanpur → Siege of Cawnpore ("Sati Chaura Ghat massacre") → Siege of Cawnpore ("Bibighar massacre") → |
notableEvent |
|
Siege of Cawnpore
("Siege of Kanpur")
→
Siege of Cawnpore ("Cawnpore Massacre") → |
alsoKnownAs |
|
Nana Sahib
→
Nana Sahib ("Bibighar massacre") → |
associatedWithEvent |
|
Dhondu Pant
→
|
conflict |
|
Tatya Tope
→
|
participatedIn |