THE MASSACRE OF CAWNPUR

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THE GUNS THUNDERED FROM TEH BANK, THE STRAW ROOFS OF THE BOATS BURST INTO FLAMES, AND MANY OF THE TERROR-STRICKEN WOMEN LEAPED INTO THE WATER AND CROUCHED BENEATH THE PROWS. ONLY THREE BOATS COULD BE MOVED, AND OF THESE TWO WERE CAPTURED BY THE ENEMY.