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 crusaders take Jerusalem and slaughter its Muslim and Jewish inhabitants. Chroniclers boast that blood reached “to the horses’ bridles”; that is an exaggeration, but the massacre was real. This is a site of memory, not triumph.
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— Siege of Cawnpore
27 Jun & 15 Jul 1857 — Nana Sahib promised the besieged British garrison safe passage, and it surrendered. At the river ghat, his men and rebel sepoys opened fire and killed most of the men. On 15 July, men acting for his court killed about 200 captive women and children at the Bibighar. Remember them.
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