Women and children prisoners at Cawnpore are brutally murdered

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
Download PDF Add to Bookshelf Report an Error

Resources

Around two hundred British women and children who had been taken captive by Indian sepoys at Cawnpore after the massacre of their husbands and fathers are now brutally murdered.

29 words

Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Women and children prisoners at Cawnpore are brutally murdered". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=18344, accessed 20 April 2024.]

18344 Women and children prisoners at Cawnpore are brutally murdered 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

Save this article

If you need to create a new bookshelf to save this article in, please make sure that you are logged in, then go to your 'Account' here

Leave Feedback

The Literary Encyclopedia is a living community of scholars. We welcome comments which will help us improve.