Question

Discuss the spread of the revolt of 1857. Write a note on the outbreak of the revolt in Lucknow.

Answer 1

The Indian Rebellion of 1857 refers to a rebellion in India against the rule of the British East India Company, that ran from May 1857 to July 1859. The rebellion began as a mutiny of sepoys of the East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the cantonment of the town of Meerut,

Answer 2

Spread of the Revolt of 1857:

• From Barrackpore to Meerut and to Delhi, the Sepoys declared Bahadur Shah II as the Emperor of Hindustan.
• The sepoys were killed and so they rose in a revolt in the regions of Punjab, Naushera, Hatmardan. It spread to the cities of Etwah, Etah, Hodal, Bareilly,Shajahanpur, Bodao, Faizabad, Azamgarh, Fategarh, Hatrash and in other places revolt spread within a short time.
• The rulers and the nationalists made their cities to revolt against the British rule.

Revolt of lucknow: The defence of the Residency in the city of Lucknow could not hold during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The relief measures were taken to evacuate the city and it led to an outbreak of the revolt in lucknow.

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