General Hugh Wheeler
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General Hugh Wheeler was a British East India Company officer best known for his ill-fated command of the besieged garrison at Kanpur during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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| Hugh Wheeler | 0 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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British East India Company officer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| affiliation | British colonial forces in India ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity | colonial India ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | British East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | British ⓘ |
| familyName | Wheeler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Hugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | garrison commander at Kanpur ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryAllegiance |
British East India Company
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British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Bengal Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Indian Rebellion of 1857 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| notableEvent | surrender of the Cawnpore garrison under Nana Sahib’s terms ⓘ |
| notableFor |
command of the besieged garrison at Kanpur in 1857
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ill-fated defense of British civilians and soldiers at Cawnpore ⓘ |
| opponent | Nana Sahib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Indian Rebellion of 1857
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Siege of Cawnpore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Cawnpore
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Kanpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | commander of the British garrison at Cawnpore ⓘ |
| residence |
Cawnpore
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Kanpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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