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The Well at Cawnpore, India. The besieged forces of the East India Company, unprepared for an extended siege, surrendered to the rebel forces in return for a safe passage to Allahabad, however their evacuation turned into a massacre, the men were killed and 120 British women and children were murdered and their remains thrown down a well to hide the evidence. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.

The Well at Cawnpore, India. The besieged forces of the East India Company, unprepared for an extended siege, surrendered to the rebel forces in return for a safe passage to Allahabad, however their evacuation turned into a massacre, the men were killed and 120 British women and children were murdered and their remains thrown down a well to hide the evidence. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.
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The Well at Cawnpore, India. The besieged forces of the East India Company, unprepared for an extended siege, surrendered to the rebel forces in return for a safe passage to Allahabad, however their evacuation turned into a massacre, the men were killed and 120 British women and children were murdered and their remains thrown down a well to hide the evidence. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915.
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Taille de l'image: 4866 × 3641 px | 50.7 MB
Taille d'impression: 41.2 × 30.8 cm | 1915.7 × 1433.5 in (300 dpi)