Bancroft James W Bancroft

Devil's Trap (eBook, ePUB)

The Victims of the Cawnpore Massacre During the Indian Mutiny

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This history of the Siege of Cawnpore and the massacre of British noncombatants in Colonial India reveals the human side of the struggle. During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the strategic garrison at Cawnpore was surprised by an extended siege. Many British noncombatants were holed up in a makeshift entrenchment, suffering from thirst, starvation and disease, all while being bombarded with cannon balls and bullets. After nearly two months, the company surrendered to the rebel leader Nana Sahib in exchange for safe passage out of the city. But when the survivors reached Sati Chaura Ghat, a landing on the River Ganges, they were massacred. Much has been written about the siege of Cawnpore and the political events which caused it, but there less known about the people who suffered the ordeal. In The Devil's Trap, historian James Bancroft studies official documentation and primary sources from both sides to offer a more human understanding of events and shed light on the lives of the victims.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Frontline Books
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Februar 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781526718037
• Artikelnr.: 59625900

Autorenporträt

In the four decades JAMES W. BANCROFT has been writing he has produced more than 100 books and articles, the subjects of which reflect his varied interests. He contributed a number of articles for _The New Oxford Dictionary of National Biography,_ and his book _Rorke's Drift: The Zulu War, 1879_ has been re-printed seven times. When he is not writing, James enjoys singing and playing and listening to music.