Author: James W. Bancroft
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1526718030
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
This history of the Siege of Cawnpore and the massacre of British noncombatants in Colonial India reveals the human side of the struggle. During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the strategic garrison at Cawnpore was surprised by an extended siege. Many British noncombatants were holed up in a makeshift entrenchment, suffering from thirst, starvation and disease, all while being bombarded with cannon balls and bullets. After nearly two months, the company surrendered to the rebel leader Nana Sahib in exchange for safe passage out of the city. But when the survivors reached Sati Chaura Ghat, a landing on the River Ganges, they were massacred. Much has been written about the siege of Cawnpore and the political events which caused it, but there less known about the people who suffered the ordeal. In The Devil’s Trap, historian James Bancroft studies official documentation and primary sources from both sides to offer a more human understanding of events and shed light on the lives of the victims.
The Devil's Trap
Author: James W. Bancroft
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1526718030
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
This history of the Siege of Cawnpore and the massacre of British noncombatants in Colonial India reveals the human side of the struggle. During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the strategic garrison at Cawnpore was surprised by an extended siege. Many British noncombatants were holed up in a makeshift entrenchment, suffering from thirst, starvation and disease, all while being bombarded with cannon balls and bullets. After nearly two months, the company surrendered to the rebel leader Nana Sahib in exchange for safe passage out of the city. But when the survivors reached Sati Chaura Ghat, a landing on the River Ganges, they were massacred. Much has been written about the siege of Cawnpore and the political events which caused it, but there less known about the people who suffered the ordeal. In The Devil’s Trap, historian James Bancroft studies official documentation and primary sources from both sides to offer a more human understanding of events and shed light on the lives of the victims.
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1526718030
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
This history of the Siege of Cawnpore and the massacre of British noncombatants in Colonial India reveals the human side of the struggle. During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the strategic garrison at Cawnpore was surprised by an extended siege. Many British noncombatants were holed up in a makeshift entrenchment, suffering from thirst, starvation and disease, all while being bombarded with cannon balls and bullets. After nearly two months, the company surrendered to the rebel leader Nana Sahib in exchange for safe passage out of the city. But when the survivors reached Sati Chaura Ghat, a landing on the River Ganges, they were massacred. Much has been written about the siege of Cawnpore and the political events which caused it, but there less known about the people who suffered the ordeal. In The Devil’s Trap, historian James Bancroft studies official documentation and primary sources from both sides to offer a more human understanding of events and shed light on the lives of the victims.
The Story of Cawnpore
Author: Mowbray Thomson
Publisher: Asian Educational Services
ISBN:
Category : Cawnpore (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Publisher: Asian Educational Services
ISBN:
Category : Cawnpore (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Our Bones are Scattered
Author: Andrew Ward
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780719564109
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 703
Book Description
This is the first full account of the siege and massacre at Cawnpore. In the maelstrom of India's Great Mutiny of 1857, the European garrison at Cawnpore survived starvation and bombardment only to die brutally on the eve of rescue. To avenge their deaths and reassert imperial will, thousands of Indians were hanged along the British line of march or tied to guns and blown to pieces. Courage, folly, rage, fanaticism, horror, fortitude - all can be found here. But this is not just a saga of bloodshed following upon bloodshed; it is a demonstration of an essential rite of imperial progress. The cycle of massacre and retribution at Cawnpore advanced the empire by drowning out its critics in the fire and brimstone of British vengeance.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780719564109
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 703
Book Description
This is the first full account of the siege and massacre at Cawnpore. In the maelstrom of India's Great Mutiny of 1857, the European garrison at Cawnpore survived starvation and bombardment only to die brutally on the eve of rescue. To avenge their deaths and reassert imperial will, thousands of Indians were hanged along the British line of march or tied to guns and blown to pieces. Courage, folly, rage, fanaticism, horror, fortitude - all can be found here. But this is not just a saga of bloodshed following upon bloodshed; it is a demonstration of an essential rite of imperial progress. The cycle of massacre and retribution at Cawnpore advanced the empire by drowning out its critics in the fire and brimstone of British vengeance.
A Personal Narrative of the Outbreak and Massacre at Cawnpore
Author: W. J. Shepherd
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cawnpore
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cawnpore
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
The Cawnpore Man
Author: Mowbray Thompson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781846775734
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
A story of siege, massacre and survival Mowbray Thompson was an officer -stationed at Cawnpore with Wheeler's command within the Indian North Eastern province of Oudh during 1857-the year of the outbreak of the Great Indian Mutiny. The tiny Cawnpore garrison was soon attacked-principally by elements of the Native Bengal Army-and withdrew to occupy an entirely unsuitable and ultimately impossible to defend position. After a period of bloody battle, costly in the lives of soldiers and civilians alike the situation seemed hopeless. Then an offer of honourable surrender appeared to offer the miracle of salvation. But the nightmare of the defenders of Cawnpore was about to escalate to levels of unimagined horror. A series of atrocities was about to befall them that were so terrible that they would become a rallying cry for Blood Vengeance throughout the British empire. This is story of one man-told in his own words-who lived through those terrible days.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781846775734
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
A story of siege, massacre and survival Mowbray Thompson was an officer -stationed at Cawnpore with Wheeler's command within the Indian North Eastern province of Oudh during 1857-the year of the outbreak of the Great Indian Mutiny. The tiny Cawnpore garrison was soon attacked-principally by elements of the Native Bengal Army-and withdrew to occupy an entirely unsuitable and ultimately impossible to defend position. After a period of bloody battle, costly in the lives of soldiers and civilians alike the situation seemed hopeless. Then an offer of honourable surrender appeared to offer the miracle of salvation. But the nightmare of the defenders of Cawnpore was about to escalate to levels of unimagined horror. A series of atrocities was about to befall them that were so terrible that they would become a rallying cry for Blood Vengeance throughout the British empire. This is story of one man-told in his own words-who lived through those terrible days.
Cawnpore
Author: George Otto Trevelyan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
The Cawnpore Outbreak and Massacre
The Story of Cawnpore
Author: Mowbray Thomson (Captain.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cawnpore (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cawnpore (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The Great White Hand; Or, the Tiger of Cawnpore: A story of the Indian Mutiny
Author: J. E. Muddock
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368936301
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Reproduction of the original.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368936301
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Reproduction of the original.
Report of the Year ... of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts
Author: Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description