Massacre At Cawnpore - V. A. Stuart

1857, Cawnpore: With Savage Mutineers Laying Relentless Siege To Its Very Gates, The British Garrison At Cawnpore, In The North Of Pre-partitioned India, Holds On With Little More Than Will. A Ragged Band Of Exhausted Soldiers Defending Some 400 Frightened Women And Hungry Children In A Crumbling Outpost, They Wait Behind Frail Mud Walls, Under A Scorching Sun, For The Uncertain Arrival Of Relief Troops.meticulously Researched And Historically Accurate, Stuartrsquo;s Tragic Story From The Indian Mutiny Resonates In The Struggles Against Religious Fanaticism Of Our Own Time. Intense And Inspiring, It Describes The Heroism Of A Handful Of British Soldiers And Civilians Who Confronted Swarms Of Vengeful Sepoys And All But Hopeless Odds, As Seen Through The Eyes Of Stuartrsquo;s Characters, Sheridan And His Wife Emmy.