Cawnpore - was a key battle during the war of 1857 in northern India. But it was more than just a battle - it became a rallying cry. It was a brutal fight followed by an infamous and tragic massacre and eventually some terrible retribution from the British.
Join me as I continue my series on the Indian mutiny of 1857 - known in India as the 1st War of Independence.
My key source for this video was Andrew Ward's book, "Our bones are scattered" that can purchased via this link - https://amzn.to/3mE4HUI
You can also read Mowbray Thomson's book for free via this link - https://archive.org/details/storycawnpore00thomgoog/mode/2up
and Shepherd's book can be read here -
https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.284844/page/n47/mode/2up
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