Image: Up to 1,000 British troops, their families and loyal sepoys were holed up in Gen Wheeler's entrenchment in Kanpur for three weeks in June 1857 where they were constantly bombarded by a local prince, Nana Sahib's army.

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Description: Up to 1,000 British troops, their families and loyal sepoys were holed up in Gen Wheeler's entrenchment in Kanpur for three weeks in June 1857 where they were constantly bombarded by a local prince, Nana Sahib's army. Photo: Felice Beato, 1858.
Title: Up to 1,000 British troops, their families and loyal sepoys were holed up in Gen Wheeler's entrenchment in Kanpur for three weeks in June 1857 where they were constantly bombarded by a local prince, Nana Sahib's army.
Credit: http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t119636.html (via http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/07/south_asia_indian_mutiny_/html/2.stm, from the Alkazi foundation collection)
Author: Felice Beato
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