Sujet
The Well at Cawnpore, India.
Légende
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.
Date
1915
Crédit
Photo12/UIG/Universal History Archive
Notre référence
UMG23A59_157
Model release
Non
Property release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,7Mo (7,1Mo) / 41,2cm x 30,8cm / 4866 x 3641 (300dpi)