Torching a village near Cawnpore


After witnessing the horrific scenes at the Bibighar, the British soldiers were in no mood to spare the fate of those who they regarded as colluders. They torched indiscriminately and killed many who were probably innocent as well as the guilty.


Indian Mutiny | Cawnpore


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