Discuss the events of the Revolt at Jhansi
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Jhansi was a Maratha-ruled princely state in Bundelkhand. When the Raja of Jhansi died without a biological male heir in 1853, it was annexed to the British Raj by the Governor-General of India under the doctrine of lapse. His widow, Rani Lakshmi Bai, the Rani of Jhansi protested against the denial of rights of their adopted son. When war broke out, Jhansi quickly became a center of the rebellion.
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Date
Major Events
22 Jan, 1857
New cartridges cause concern amongst sepoys at Dum Dum
Jan- Mar, 1857
Greased cartridges cause unrest. Berhampore and Barrackpore see outbreaks. Chapaties and lotus passed from village to village as a symbollic message.
11 May, 1857
Rebels reach Delhi and proclaim Bahadur Shah Zafar as Emperor and their leader.
31 May, 1857
Khan Bahadur Khan, a government pensioner takes the lead, and is proclaimed ruler under the King of Delhi. Moradabad and Shahjahanpur see a revolt and rebels attack Christians at the latter. The native regiments are disarmed in Agra
3 Jun, 1857
Abbas Ali proclaims himself the ruler in Moradabad.
6 Jun, 1857
Nana Sahib joins the rebels and is proclaimed Peshwa. Revolt at Jhansi, Europeans massacred. Revolt in Azamgarh.
8 Jun, 1857
Battle of Badle ki serai in Delhi.
11 Jun, 1857
Brigadier General James Neill arrives at Allahabad. Jhansi rebels leave for Delhi.
12 Jun, 1857
Nana Sahib massacres over Europeans fugitives from Fatehgarh at Bithur.
15 Jun, 1857
Wajid Ali Shah of Awadh imprisoned in Fort William, Calcutta.
16 Jun, 1857
Maulvi Liaqat Ali flees Allahabad. Nawab’s rule proclaimed at Fatehgarh.
27 Jun, 1857
Massacre at Satichaura Ghat, Kanpur.
30 Jun, 1857
British defeated at Chinhat ; Bulandshahr captured by Walidad Khan.
2 Jul, 1857
Bakht Khan arrives in Delhi with the Bareilly brigade
4 Jul, 1857
European fugitives from Fatehgarh and Farrukhabad masacred at Rampore. Sir Henry Lawrence dies in the Lucknow Residency.
7 Jul – 31 Jul, 1857
Fatehpur occupied by Havelock.
Bibighar massacre at Kanpur.
Nana Sahib defeated by Havelock at Fatehpur, and First Battle of Kanpur.
Havelock enters Kanpur and Nana Sahib retreats to Bithur.
Siege of Arrah House.
Parade Ground Massacre at Farruckhabad (Fatehpur).
Havelock defeats rebels at Unnao.
A large rebel force from Mhow and Indore arrives at Gwalior
5 Aug, 1857
Havelock defeats the rebels at Bashiratganj. Kunwar Singh proclaims himself as King of Shahbad.
17 Aug, 1857
Sir Colin Campbell becomes British Commander-in- Chief.
14 Sept, 1857
British assaults on Delhi start
20 Sept, 1857
Delhi conqured by British
21 Sept, 1857
Bahadur Shah Zafar captured at Humayun’s Tomb by Captain Hodson.
22 Sept, 1857
Hodson murders Mughal Princes.
17 Nov, 1857
Lucknow Residency releived by Campbell. Outram at the Alambagh; rebels see his withdrawal from Awadh as a great victory.
24 Nov, 1857
Havelock dies of dysentery