She is known for her memoirs describing her experiences as a survivor of the Siege of Cawnpore during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, having been taken captive by a sowar during the Satichaura Ghat massacre, thereby avoiding the Bibighar massacre.
During the Satichaura Ghat massacre, she was abducted by a sowar, who took her as his captive wife.
She was eventually released by the sowar, who allowed her to return to her family in Calcutta.
In 1872, she testified in court in Lucknow in favor of Maulvi Liaquat Ali.
[2] [3] Amelia Horne was the author of two memoirs describing her experiences during the Rebellion.