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The podcast for military history geeks and people with a passion for good stories. We focus on British and Commonwealth military history from the birth of the redcoat era through to modern warfare.
The podcast for military history geeks and people with a passion for good stories. We focus on British and Commonwealth military history from the birth of the redcoat era through to modern warfare.
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Monday Aug 07, 2023
The Sepoy Mutiny (Part 3): Cawnpore - Deadly siege, bloody massacre
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Monday Aug 07, 2023
Cawnpore - was a key battle during the war of 1857 in northern India. But it was more than just a battle - it became a rallying cry. It was a brutal fight followed by an infamous and tragic massacre and eventually some terrible retribution from the British.
Join me as I continue my series on the Indian mutiny of 1857 - known in India as the 1st War of Independence.
My key source for this video was Andrew Ward's book, "Our bones are scattered" that can purchased via this link - https://amzn.to/3mE4HUI
You can also read Mowbray Thomson's book for free via this link - https://archive.org/details/storycawnpore00thomgoog/mode/2up
and Shepherd's book can be read here -
https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.284844/page/n47/mode/2up
If you are also interested in the Zulu War, then please sign up for my mailing list to receive my free book on the subject: www.redcoathistory.com
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