Question

who were the commanders particularly successful in the rebel of 1857

Answer 1

Mangal Pandey

Mangal Pandey, at the age of 22, joined the sepoy force of the British East India Company in the year 1849.He was part of the 34th Bengal Native

Bahadur Shah Zafar

As revolt of 1857 spread most rebelling Indian kings and the Indian regiments accepted Bahadur Shah Zafar as the Emperor of India under whom the smaller Indian kingdoms would unite until the British were defeated.When the victory of the British became certain, Zafar took refuge at Humayun’s Tomb.
Bakht Khan

Bakht Khan was a subedar in the army of the East India CompanyWhen sepoys in Meerut revolted against the British in May 1857, Bakht Khan built up an army of Rohilla sepoys and then left for Delhi.

Rani Lakshmibai

Rani Lakshmibai (Manikarnika) was married to Raja Gangadhar Rao Newalkar, the Maharaja of Jhansi in 1842, and became the queen of Jhansi.She gave birth to a son Damodar Rao in 1851.

Nana Sahib

Nana Sahib, the adopted son of exiled Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao II.Nana Sahib was eligible for an annual pension of £80,000 from the East India Company. However, after the death of Baji Rao II, the Company stopped the pension on the grounds that Nana Sahib was not a natural born

Tatya Tope

Tatya Tope was Nana Sahib’s close associate and general. He helped Nana Sahib in expelling British from the Kanpur.After British recaptured the Kanpur, both Nana Saheb and Tatya Tope escaped from the city.Nana Sahib fled to an unknown place while Tatya Tope continued the fight against the British.I

Veer Kunwar Singh

Veer Kunwar Singh, the king of Jagdispur, currently a part of Bhojpur district, Bihar.He was one of the leaders of the Indian revolt of 1857.

Shah Mal

Shah Mal lived in a large village in pargana Barout in Uttar Pradesh. He mobilised the headmen and cultivators of chaurasee des, moving at night from village to village, urging people to rebel against the British.Shah Mal’s men attacked government buildings, destroyed the bridge over the river, and dug up metalled roads – partly to prevent government forces from c