General Hugh Wheeler

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General Hugh Wheeler was a British East India Company officer best known for his ill-fated command of the besieged garrison at Kanpur during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer
British East India Company officer
person
affiliation British colonial forces in India
areaOfActivity colonial India
causeOfDeath killed during the Indian Rebellion of 1857
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
countryOfDeath India
employer British East India Company
ethnicGroup British
familyName Wheeler
givenName Hugh
hasRole garrison commander at Kanpur
historicalPeriod 19th century
languageSpoken English
militaryAllegiance British East India Company
British Empire
militaryBranch Bengal Army
militaryConflict Indian Rebellion of 1857
militaryRank general
notableEvent surrender of the Cawnpore garrison under Nana Sahib’s terms
notableFor command of the besieged garrison at Kanpur in 1857
ill-fated defense of British civilians and soldiers at Cawnpore
opponent Nana Sahib
participatedIn Indian Rebellion of 1857
Siege of Cawnpore
placeOfDeath Cawnpore
Kanpur
positionHeld commander of the British garrison at Cawnpore
residence Cawnpore
Kanpur
sexOrGender male

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Battle of Kanpur commander General Hugh Wheeler
Cawnpore associatedWith General Hugh Wheeler