(Placename) an industrial city in NE India, in S Uttar Pradesh on the River Ganges: scene of the massacre by Nana Sahib of British soldiers and European families and his later defeat by British forces in 1857. Pop: 2 532 138 (2001). Former name:Cawnpore ...
Mukherjee, Rudrangshu, `The Kanpur Massacres in India in the Revolt of 1857: Reply'. Past & Present, 142 (1994), pp 178-189.B. English, `Debate: the Kanpur massacres in India in the revolt of 1857', and R. Mukherjee, `Reply', both Past and Present, 142 (1994); R. Mukherjee...
(Satti Chaura Ghat), a place of immense historical importance. This ghat witnessed one of the bloodiest episodes in Indian history, the Massacre of Kanpur, during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Visitors can pay their respects to the brave souls who lost their lives and reflect on the city's...
(Placename) an industrial city in NE India, in S Uttar Pradesh on the River Ganges: scene of the massacre by Nana Sahib of British soldiers and European families and his later defeat by British forces in 1857. Pop: 2 532 138 (2001). Former name:Cawnpore ...
led byNana Sahib. Their bodies were thrown into a well, although it was said that some of the victims were still alive; a memorial was later built at the site of the well. British troops soon retook Kanpur and exacted brutalretributionon any rebels suspected of complicity in the massacre...