British forces recapture Cawnpore

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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British forces recapture Cawnpore, where British soldiers and civilians had been massacred by rebel Indian sepoys in June and July.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "British forces recapture Cawnpore". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=18351, accessed 25 April 2024.]

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