St.James's Church in Delhi showing damage caused by the Mutiny fighting

Photograph of St. James's Church in Delhi from 'Murray Collection: Views in Delhi, Cawnpore, Allahabad and Benares' taken by Dr. John Murray in 1858 after the Uprising of 1857. St James Church was commissioned by Colonel Skinner (1778-1841), a distinguished military officer, famous for the cavalry regiment Skinner’s Horse, known as the Yellow Boys because of the colour of their uniform. While lying wounded on the field of battle he made a vow that if he survived he would build a church in thanks for his life being saved. The church was started in 1826 and completed ten years later. During the Uprising of 1857 the Chruch was damaged by shellfire. The dome of the chruch is topped by a copper ball and cross, which was used by sepoys in 1857 for target practice.

Source: British Library

Sind Police 1857

Sind Police 1857
photograph by: Beato, Felice
Italian (1825-1903)

Old Cross from Top of St.James's Church in Delhi. January 1891 Riddled by Mutineers shot in 1856-57

Old cross from top of St James Church, Delhi. January 1891 Riddled by mutineers shot in 1856-7

Eight Faithful Native Officers to British in Indian Mutiny of 1857 - Photographed between 1858-1869

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Group of Survived Indian Native Military Officers after Indian Mutiny of 1857 - Photographed between 1858-1869

Native Commandant Khoda Buy, Survivor of General Wheeler's Entrenchment, Cawnpore and Abdool Kurreem and Three Unidentified Men
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Panorama of Devastated Lucknow after Indian Mutiny, Taken from Great Imambara - 1858

Photographer:  Felice Beato
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Gateway Leading into The Residency, Commonly Known as Bailey Guard Gate - Mid 19th Century (After Indian Mutiny)

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General Wheeler's Entrenchment at Cawnpore (Kanpur), Photographed after Indian Mutiny - c1860's

Photographer: Felice Beato and Henry Hering
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Ruins of a Sepoy Battery, After Indian Mutiny - Lucknow, c1858

Photographer:Felice Beato
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Hospital in the Residency, Damaged during Indian Mutiny - Lucknow c1858

Photographer:Felice Beato
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Machchhi Bhawan or Old Citadel Damaged during Indian Mutiny - Lucknow c1858

Photographer: Felice Beato
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Hindu Rao's House in Delhi, Heavily Damaged in Indian Mutiny of 1857 - Photographed in 1858

Photographer: Felice Beato
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Ruined Pahoree por Battery after Indian Mutiny - Delhi 1858

Photographer: Felice Beato
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The Hanging of Two Rebels, the Indian Mutiny - Albumen silver print, 1858

Photographer:Felice Beato
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The Ruins of Sikandar Bagh Palace Showing the Skeletal Remains of Rebels in the Foreground after Indian Mutiny - Lucknow, India, 1858

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Photographer: Felice Beato
Historians believe that Felice Beato and his assistants may have rearranged the skeletons seen in the foreground to heighten the photograph's dramatic impact.

Interior of the Secundra Bagh after the Slaughter of 2,000 Rebels by the 93rd Highlanders and 4th Punjab Regiment. First Attack of Sir Colin Campbell in November 1857, Lucknow.
 Located on the outskirts of Lucknow, it was the scene of intense fighting in November, 1857. Following the action, the British dead were buried in a deep trench but the Indian corpses were left to rot. Later, the city had to be evacuated and was not recaptured until March 1858 and it was shortly afterwards that Beato probably took this photograph. As one contemporary commentator described it: "A few of their [rebel] bones and skulls are to be seen in front of the picture, but when I saw them every one was being regularly buried, so I presume the dogs dug them up." A British officer, Sir George Campbell, noted in his memoirs Beato's presence in Lucknow and stated that he probably had the bones uncovered to be photographed. However, William Howard Russell of The Times recorded seeing many skeletons still lying around in April 1858 Photographic views of Lucknow taken after the Indian Mutiny, Albumen silver print 26.2 x 29.8 cm. The image was taken by Felice Beato, a Corfiote by birth, who visited India during the period of the Indian Mutiny or First War of Indian Independence; possibly on a commissioned by the War Office in London he made documentary photographs showing the damage to the buildings in Lucknow following the two sieges. It is known that he was in Lucknow in March and April of 1858 within a few weeks of the capture of that city by British forces under Sir Colin Campbell. His equipment was a large box camera using 10" x 12" plates which needed a long exposure, and he made over 60 photographs of places in the city connected with the military events. Beato also visited Delhi, Cawnpore and other 'Mutiny' sites where he took photographs.

Group of Damaged Buildings in Subzi Mandi, Delhi during Indian Mutiny of 1857 - Photographed in 1858

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College Building in Delhi, Damaged by Indian Mutiny of 1857 - Photograph Taken by Dr. John Murray in 1858

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Hindoo Rao's House, Delhi, from west - 1858

Photograph of Hindu Rao's House in Delhi from 'Murray Collection: Views in Delhi, Cawnpore, Allahabad and Benares' taken by Dr. John Murray in 1858 after the Uprising of 1857. This house was built in c.1820 for William Fraser (1784-1835), agent to the Governor General in Delhi. It was bought by Hindu Rao after Fraser's death. Hindu Rao was the brother of the Baiza Bai of Gwalior, the widow of Daulat Rao Scindia. During the Uprising, this house was strategically important to the British and was held by Major Reid and a force of Gurkhas, who suffered severely from enemy artillery. This building is now a hospital.

Elephant pulling a field gun

Photograph by Felice Beato of an elephant pulling a field gun, Indian Mutiny, 1858.

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Indian Mutiny Part - III

Photograph entitled "Outside of well, Cawnpore [Kanpur]" taken by Samuel Bourne in 1860. The picture shows the outside of the Bibighar Well in Cawnpore (Kanpur) where British women and children died. By 1860, a memorial had been built at the site. In 1948, after India's independence, the memorial was moved to another site.

Photograph entitled, "The Well and Monument, Slaughter House, Cawnpore" taken in 1858. From 'Murray Collection: Views in Delhi, Cawnpore, Allahabad and Benares' taken by Dr. John Murray. Picture shows the Bibigurh house in which European women and children were killed and the well where their bodies were found.

Picture entitled, "Slaughter Ghat, Cawnpore" taken in 1858 by Major Robert Christopher Tytler and his wife, Harriet. The picture is of the Sati Chaura Ghat, on the banks of the Ganges River, where, on 27th June 1857, many British men lost their lives and the surviving women and children were taken prisoners by the rebels.

Photograph entitled, "The Hospital in General Wheeler's entrenchment, Cawnpore," taken in 1858. From 'Murray Collection: Views in Delhi, Cawnpore, Allahabad and Benares' taken by Dr. John Murray in 1858. The hospital designed by General Wheeler was the site of the first major loss of British lives.