what is role of Rani Laxmi Bai for India's independence?
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Rani Lakshmi Bai (1835- 1858) was a great warrior of the Fist War of Indian Independence of 1987. Her heroic battle against the British has become the subject of many folks songs, ballads and poems in India. Her childhood name was Manikarnika. She was married to Raja Gangadhar Roa of Jhansi.
When her only son and her husband died, Jhansi came under the 'Doctrine of Lapse'. In 1983, Jhansi was annexed by the East India company. But , Lakshmi Bia decided not to surrender Jhansi to the British. The British force under the leadership of Sir Huge rose captured Jhansi. Like a true heroine, she fought against the British force. She created a battalion exclusively of women. She died on 17th June, 1985 fighting bravely.
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Lakshmibai was reluctant to rebel against the British. In June 1857, rebels of the 12th Bengal Native Infantry seized the Star Fort of Jhansi containing the treasure and magazine, and after persuading the British to lay down their arms by promising them no harm, broke their word and massacred 40 to 60 European officers of the garrison along with their wives and children. The Rani's involvement in this massacre is still a subject of debate. An army doctor, Thomas Lowe, wrote after the rebellion characterising her as the "Jezebel of India ... the young rani upon whose head rested the blood of the slain".