Cawnpore Collection

Indian Mutiny (Sepoy Mutiny) 1857-1859: Highlanders capturing the muntineers guns at Cawnpore, 16 July 1857
530549 Indian Mutiny (Sepoy Mutiny) 1857-1859: Highlanders capturing the muntineers guns at Cawnpore, 16 July 1857. Wood engraving c.1895; Universal History Archive/UIG

Sketch of the Battle of Cawnpore, 1857, (1901). Creator: Unknown
Sketch of the Battle of Cawnpore, 1857, (1901). Fought on the 6th of December 1857 by the British Forces under the command of His Excellency Sir Colin Campbell, G.C.B

Cawnpore - Lord Robertss Birthplace, 1820s, (1901). Creator: Unknown
Cawnpore - Lord Robertss Birthplace, 1820s, (1901). View of the town of Cawnpore (modern-day Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh), India, where British soldier Frederick Sleigh Roberts

India - Cawnpore early 1900s

Lord Roberts capturing the Sepoy Standard at Cawnpore (Kanpur), India, for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross Date: 1858

Havelock's Column attacking the Mutineers before Cawnpore (Kanpur) Date: 1857-1858

Barracks at Cawnpore, defended by General Wheeler in 1857, until reduced to this Condition (engraving)
1053208 Barracks at Cawnpore, defended by General Wheeler in 1857, until reduced to this Condition (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Barracks at Cawnpore)

The Railway Station at Cawnpore (engraving)
1620670 The Railway Station at Cawnpore (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Railway Station at Cawnpore)

Memorial at Cawnpore to the Victims of the Indian Mutiny, 1857 (engraving)
671161 Memorial at Cawnpore to the Victims of the Indian Mutiny, 1857 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Plan of the Battle of Futtehpore, 12th July 1857, from Cassell
STC394732 Plan of the Battle of Futtehpore, 12th July 1857, from Cassells Illustrated History of England (engraving) by English School

A Fleet of Native Boats off Cawnpore (engraving)
2785783 A Fleet of Native Boats off Cawnpore (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Fleet of Native Boats off Cawnpore)

Grand Durbar at Cawnpore, November 1859
Grand Durbar at Cawnpore after the Indian Mutiny, November 1859. 1859

The figure of Ravana, the demon king of Ceylon, in the Hindu religious play Ram Lilla
5998138 The figure of Ravana, the demon king of Ceylon, in the Hindu religious play Ram Lilla, being performed here in Cawnpore, India (photo) by English Photographer

Victoria Cross: Lieut H M Havelock (afterwards Lieut-Gen Sir H M Havelock-Allan), at Cawnpore, 1857 (colour litho)
6019798 Victoria Cross: Lieut H M Havelock (afterwards Lieut-Gen Sir H M Havelock-Allan), at Cawnpore, 1857 (colour litho) by English School

White-bellied minivet, Pericrocotus erythropygius (Cawnpore flycatcher). India. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1823

Scenes at Cawnpore (engraving)
2771348 Scenes at Cawnpore (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scenes at Cawnpore)

Memorial Church at Cawnpore (engraving)
1611356 Memorial Church at Cawnpore (engraving) by Macquoid, Percy (1852-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Memorial Church at Cawnpore)

The Ganges, near Cawnpore (engraving)
2785793 The Ganges, near Cawnpore (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ganges, near Cawnpore)

Attack on the Mutineers before Cawnpore (engraving)
665123 Attack on the Mutineers before Cawnpore (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Attack on the Mutineers before Cawnpore)

Indian Sports, Pig-Sticking at Cawnpore (engraving)
1616675 Indian Sports, Pig-Sticking at Cawnpore (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Indian Sports, Pig-Sticking at Cawnpore)

Memorial Well, Cawnpore (engraving)
654953 Memorial Well, Cawnpore (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Memorial Well, Cawnpore)

Attack on the mutineers before Kanpur (engraving)
3626674 Attack on the mutineers before Kanpur (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Attack on the mutineers before Kanpur)

The Well at Cawnpore (engraving)
2771260 The Well at Cawnpore (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Well at Cawnpore)

Portrait of Sir Henry Havelock, illustration from Cassell
STC394733 Portrait of Sir Henry Havelock, illustration from Cassells Illustrated History of England (engraving) by English School

Grand Durbar at Cawnpore, 3 November 1859 (engraving)
974114 Grand Durbar at Cawnpore, 3 November 1859 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grand Durbar at Cawnpore, 3 November 1859)

Burial-Place of Officers of the 64th at Cawnpore (engraving)
1609372 Burial-Place of Officers of the 64th at Cawnpore (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Burial-Place of Officers of the 64th at Cawnpore)

Charge of the Highlanders before Cawnpore, under General Havelock (engraving)
969346 Charge of the Highlanders before Cawnpore, under General Havelock (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charge of the Highlanders before Cawnpore)

Cawnpore (engraving)
3654855 Cawnpore (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cawnpore. Illustration for The Illustrated Universal Gazetteer edited by William Francis Ainsworth)

Surseya-Ghaut at Cawnpore (engraving)
2785771 Surseya-Ghaut at Cawnpore (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Surseya-Ghaut at Cawnpore)

The memorial at Cawnpore (engraving)
653822 The memorial at Cawnpore (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The memorial at Cawnpore)

Grand Durbar at Cawnpore after the suppression of the Sepoy revolt (engraving)
665019 Grand Durbar at Cawnpore after the suppression of the Sepoy revolt (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Mutiny in India, Halt for Breakfast on the Road between Allahabad and Cawnpore (engraving)
1609403 The Mutiny in India, Halt for Breakfast on the Road between Allahabad and Cawnpore (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mutiny in India)

The Mutiny in India, Brigadier-General Havelock leaving the Fortress of Allahabad to recapture Cawnpore (engraving)
1609055 The Mutiny in India, Brigadier-General Havelock leaving the Fortress of Allahabad to recapture Cawnpore (engraving) by English School

Part of Governor Generals Camp at Cawnpoor, 1859, 1859. Creator: Unknown
Part of Governor Generals Camp at Cawnpoor, 1859, 1859

Kanpur Memorial, Kanpur, India, 1860s-70s. Creator: Unknown
Kanpur Memorial, Kanpur, India, 1860s-70s

Cawnpore - The Passage of the Ganges with the Refugees from Lucknow... November 1857, (1901)
Cawnpore - The Passage of the Ganges with the Refugees from Lucknow, 29th and 30th November 1857, (1901). British forces with women and children rescued from Lucknow, and sick and wounded soldiers

Angel of the Memorial Well, Cawnpore, India, 1895. Creator: Unknown
Angel of the Memorial Well, Cawnpore, India, 1895. Statue of an angel in the Memorial Garden at Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Garden was established to commemorate the tragic events of Indias First War

Miss Wheeler Defending Herself Against The Sepoys At Cawnpore 1857 From The History Of The Indian Mutiny Published 1858

Grenadier at Memorial Well, Cawnpore, India, 1902. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Grenadier at Memorial Well, Cawnpore, India, 1902. The Memorial Garden at Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, was established to commemorate the tragic events of Indias First War of Independence in 1857

Angel of the Memorial Well, Cawnpore, India, 1902. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
Angel of the Memorial Well, Cawnpore, India, 1902. Statue of an angel in the Memorial Garden at Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Garden was established to commemorate the tragic events of Indias First War

Memorial Chapel at Cawnpore, c1880. Artist: Richard Principal Leitch
Memorial Chapel at Cawnpore, c1880. Episode of the Anglo-Persian War (1856-1857). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III, by James Grant

Cawnpore, c1880. Episode of the Anglo-Persian War (1856-1857). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & New York, c1880]

Bridget Widdowson on Guard at Cawnpore, 1857 (c1912). Prisoners captured during the Siege of Cawnpore guarded by privates wife Bridget Widdowson. From The Romance of India, edited by Herbert Strang

Cawnpore Memorial Well Cawnpore Church Distance
Cawnpore; The Memorial Well, with the Cawnpore Church in the Distance; Samuel Bourne (English, 1834 - 1912); Cawnpore, India; 1865 - 1866; Albumen silver print

Major-General Sir Hugh Wheeler Entrenchment Cawnpore
Major-General Sir Hugh Wheelers Entrenchment at Cawnpore; Felice Beato (English, born Italy, 1832 - 1909); Cawnpore, Uttar Pradesh, India; 1858; Albumen silver print

Major-General Sir Hugh Massy Wheeler Entrenchment
Major-General Sir Hugh Massy Wheelers Entrenchment at Cawnpore; Felice Beato (English, born Italy, 1832 - 1909); Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India; 1858; Albumen silver print

Cawnpore Memorial Well Inside Samuel Bourne English
Cawnpore; The Memorial Well, from the Inside; Samuel Bourne (English, 1834 - 1912); Cawnpore, India, Asia; 1865 - 1866; Albumen silver print

Marble Statue Memorial Well Cawnpore Samuel Bourne
The Marble Statue, Memorial Well, Cawnpore; Samuel Bourne (English, 1834 - 1912); Cawnpore, India; 1866; Albumen silver print

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"Cawnpore: A Tapestry of History and Heroism" Step into the rich tapestry of Cawnpore, a city that witnessed both tragedy and triumph. In 1857, the haunting echoes of the Massacre in the boats off Cawnpore shook this land to its core. Yet, amidst the darkness, hope emerged as Lord Roberts valiantly captured the Sepoy Standard at Cawnpore. Travel back to the early 1900s, where India's vibrant soul thrived in Cawnpore. The city stood as a testament to resilience, with its Memorial honoring British women who bravely faced adversity. Havelock's Column launched an audacious attack on mutineers before reaching Cawnpore – their courage etched forever in history. Glimpse through time with lantern slides from late 19th century depicting life in Cawnpore during those transformative years. Witness Miss Wheeler fearlessly defending herself against Sepoys during one fateful encounter - her unwavering spirit inspiring generations to come. The Battle left an indelible mark on this ancient land; a sketch from 1901 captures its intensity and significance for posterity. This very soil bore witness to greatness too - it was here that Lord Roberts was born in the early 1820s, shaping his destiny as a leader who would leave an enduring legacy. Cawnpore beckons you with open arms; immerse yourself in its captivating past while embracing its vibrant present. Discover tales of heroism and sacrifice woven into every corner – a testament to human resilience that transcends time itself.