Cawnpore 1857 [4]

Question 1

What happened at Cawnpore in 1857?

Answer 1

• Indian troops, led by Nana Sahib, rose against the British trapping their forces who surrendered after 3 weeks.
• As they left, the British soldiers and 300 women and children were killed the remainder were kept as prisoners and later killed.
• Later, the British carried out acts of revenge. Nana Sahib escaped.