Mutiny

Massacre Ghat, Cawnpore

Massacre Ghat, Cawnpore

On the back of this card, showing one of the most memorable places to colonial residents from the Uprising of 1857, its significance is explained in this handwritten message: "“Dear Lill, This is the place where “During the Mutiny” the Women and

Memorial Well, Cawnpore

Memorial Well, Cawnpore

Perhaps no image was more common in 19th century British albums from India than the Memorial Well at Cawnpore [Kanpur]. It was a tribute to the women and children apparently executed in unclear circumstances by rebellious Indian soldiers under the

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