THE DAY IN HISTORY · JULY 15
July 15 in history
What happened on July 15: 2 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1099 and 1857, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Siege of Jerusalem
15 Jul 1099 — the city is taken and its Muslim and Jewish inhabitants slaughtered. The chroniclers’ boast of blood “to the horses’ bridles” is exaggeration, but a massacre it was. A site of memory, not triumph.
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— Siege of Cawnpore
27 Jun & 15 Jul 1857 — The besieged British garrison surrendered to Nana Sahib on a promise of safe passage; his men and rebel sepoys opened fire at the river ghat, killing most of the men. About 200 captive women and children were killed in the Bibighar on 15 July by men acting for his court. Remember them.
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