didn't the British tie Indians to cannons during the Indian Rebellion
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$$ ✅, Wed 13 May 2015, 11:46,
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Yes. Yes we did.
We got the idea from the Indians (or the Mughals) in the first place though.
Lots of horror during the Mutiny (or "First War of Independence" as the Indians call it). My favourite(?) story is about how the rebellious sepoys murdered lots of men, women and children in a small barracks building in Cawnpore. When the British recaptured the place, they made the mutineers lick a section of the floor clean of blood before they were carted away for execution.
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Mr Mann I love pigs, best of all the animals, Wed 13 May 2015, 12:14,
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The siege of Cawnpore was a shitty episode in history.
The Indians allowed a few people to leave the city, and then killed them anyway. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Cawnpore#Satichaura_Ghat_massacre
This isn't to say that the behavior of the Brits in colonial India was permanently above reproach...
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Fray Brentos *mega-belms*, Wed 13 May 2015, 12:21,
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