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The siege of Cawnpore was a key episode in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.The besieged East India Company forces and civilians in Cawnpore (now Kanpur) were duped into a false assurance of a safe passage to Allahabad by the rebel forces under Nana Sahib.
Kanpur is also home to several historical sites such as the Kanpur Museum, Bhitargaon Temple, European Cemetery and Nanarao Park. It is the 12th most populous city and the 11th most populous urban agglomeration in India (Census of India, 2011). Kanpur was an important British garrison town until 1947, when
Nana Saheb was born on 19 May 1824 as Nana Govind Dhondu Pant, to Narayan Bhat and Ganga Bai. After the Marathas were defeated in the Third Anglo-Maratha War, the East India Company exiled Peshwa Baji Rao II to Bithoor (near Kanpur), but allowed him to maintain a large establishment, partly funded by a British pension.
Kanpur is a distorted name of Kanhpur. Most historians consider Maharaja Kanhdev to be the founder of Kanpur . Kanhapuria Kshatriyas are mainly found in Amethi, Rae Bareli, Pratapgarh, Sultanpur of Awadh and some villages are found in Kaushambi, Jaunpur, Prayagraj, Riva Satna districts of MP, Bihar and in Nepal , Mahottari rural municipality ...
The region was the site of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, with revolts at, Jhansi, Meerut, Kanpur, and Lucknow. The region was also a site for the Indian Independence movement with the Indian National Congress. After independence in 1947, the United Provinces were renamed Uttar Pradesh in 1950.
After the rebellion in (Kanpur) broke out on 5 June 1857, Nana Saheb became the leader of the freedom fighters. When the British forces at Cawnpore surrendered on 25 /June 1857, Nana was declared Peshwa in late June. [5] After a defeat, Nana's troops had to withdraw to Bithur, after which Havelock crossed the Ganges and retreated to Awadh. [5]
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During the 1857 uprising against the East India Company, Kanpur (then spelled Cawnpore) had fallen to the rebel leader Nana Sahib.The Company forces led by Major General Henry Havelock recaptured the town on 17 July 1857.