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A late-19th century painting showing British soldiers executing prisoners by tying them to a cannon and firing the weapon. This type of execution was not uncommon, particularly after the Sepoy Mutiny in India (1857-8)
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Original image by Vasily Vereshchagin. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 14 October 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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Vereshchagin, V. (2022, October 14). British Executing Prisoners Using Cannons. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16549/british-executing-prisoners-using-cannons/
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Vereshchagin, Vasily. "British Executing Prisoners Using Cannons." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified October 14, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16549/british-executing-prisoners-using-cannons/.
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Vereshchagin, Vasily. "British Executing Prisoners Using Cannons." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 14 Oct 2022. Web. 20 Apr 2024.
