Légende

Indian Mutiny, 1857-58. Aftermath of the Siege of Cawnpore. Soldiers of the 1st Madras Fusiliers seated amongst the remains of the British entrenchment defences to barracks at Cawnpore which General Sir Hugh Massy Wheeler surrendered in June 1857. Cawnpore was the British military headquarters for the District of Oudh. The massacre of British women and children which took place there was one of the worst atrocities of the Mutiny.

Date

1857

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A16_021

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

53,8Mo (2,1Mo) / 40,8cm x 33,0cm / 4815 x 3903 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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