Spectre of violence : the 1857 Kanpur massacres

The massacres of 1857 at Satichaura Ghat and the Bibighur in Kanpur have been recounted with horror by historians and commentators. This illuminating study by Rudrangshu Mukherjee, an eminent 1857 historian, analyses the nature of the violence, locating the massacres in the upheaval which overtook north India in the early 19th century.