Fatehpur The town of Fatehpur, situated 48 miles east of Kanpur on the G.T. Road, was the scene of a serious encounter, on 12 July 1857, between Nana Saheb’s troops and the British force under the command of Henry Havelock. The revolt had earlier broken out there on 9 June. Attack on Nana Saheb at Fatehpur In the sketch in shown the action of 12 July. Nana’s troops disputed the road to Kanpur with determination but failed in their object.