11/28/1857 Rebels retake the northern Indian city of Kanpur, a key stronghold during the Indian Mutiny against British rule. (By Brian Bockelman) Source Citation P. J. O. Taylor, A Companion to the 'Indian Mutiny' (Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1996), 361. Record Data Date Certainty Exact Type Foreign Relevance Personal People Places Kanpur, India Images