Second Battle of Cawnpore
Battle during Indian Rebellion of 1857 at Kanpur / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Second Battle of Cawnpore was a battle of Indian Rebellion of 1857 that was decisive by thwarting the rebels' last chance to regain the initiative and to recapture the cities of Cawnpore (now Kanpur) and Lucknow.
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Second Battle of Cawnpore | |||||||
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Part of Indian Mutiny of 1857 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Kingdom East India Company | Sepoy mutineers | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Sir Colin Campbell |
Tatya Tope Rao Sahib | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
10,000 men 65 guns |
14,000 men 40 guns | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
99 killed and wounded |
Unknown; but heavy 32 guns captured |
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