Second Battle of Cawnpore
| Second Battle of Cawnpore | |||||||
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| Part of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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British Empire East India Company | Rebel Company sepoys | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Sir Colin Campbell |
Tatya Tope Rao Sahib | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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10,000 men 65 guns |
14,000 men 40 guns | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 99 killed and wounded |
Unknown; but heavy 32 guns captured | ||||||
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The Second Battle of Cawnpore was a battle of Indian Rebellion of 1857 that was decisive by thwarting the rebels' last chance to regain the initiative and to recapture the cities of Cawnpore (now Kanpur) and Lucknow.