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Statue of Sir William Peel in the Eden Gardens [Calcutta]
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Photograph of Sir William Peel's statue in Eden
Gardens from 'Views of Calcutta and Barrakpore was taken by Samuel
Bourne in the 1860s. Sir William Peel (1824-1858) was a son of Sir
Robert Peel, Prime Minister of Britain. During the Uprising of
1857-1858, he was the commander of the Shannon and lead a naval
brigade. He died in Kanpur of smallpox in 1858. Eden Gardens,
located in the north corner of the Maidan in Calcutta along the
banks of the Hoogly river, was named after Emily and Fanny Eden,
the sisters of Lord Auckland, the Governor-General of India
(1836-1842).
Title: Statue of Sir William Peel in the Eden Gardens
[Calcutta]
Description:
Photograph of Sir William Peel's statue in Eden
Gardens from 'Views of Calcutta and Barrakpore was taken by Samuel
Bourne in the 1860s.
Sir William Peel (1824-1858) was a son of Sir
Robert Peel, Prime Minister of Britain.
During the Uprising of
1857-1858, he was the commander of the Shannon and lead a naval
brigade.
He died in Kanpur of smallpox in 1858.
Eden Gardens,
located in the north corner of the Maidan in Calcutta along the
banks of the Hoogly river, was named after Emily and Fanny Eden,
the sisters of Lord Auckland, the Governor-General of India
(1836-1842).
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