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The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the form of a mutiny of sepoys of the company's army in the garrison town of Meerut , 40 miles (64 km ...
The Battle of Badli-ki-Serai was fought early in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 as it has since been termed in Indian histories of the events. A British and Gurkha force defeated a force of sepoys who had rebelled against the British East India Company. The British victory enabled them to besiege and ultimately capture Delhi.
Pages in category "British military personnel of the Indian Rebellion of 1857" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 245 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. (previous page)
The Battle of Chatra was a conflict that took place during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 between the East India Company and the mutinying sepoys who were allied certain local zamindars. The rebels had amassed a force of 3000 men and had taken the town of Chatra which is located in the Chhota Nagpur region.
A timeline of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, which began as a mutiny of sepoys of the British East India Company's army on the tenth of May 1857 in the town of Meerut, and soon erupted into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the Upper Gangetic plain and Central India.
Rebellions in British India; East India Company; Chuar Rebellion (1766-1834) 1781 revolt in Bihar (1781) Paik Rebellion (1817-1818) Kol uprising (1831-1832) Santal rebellion (1855-1856) Indian Rebellion of 1857 (1857-1858) British Raj; Manipuri Rebellion of 1891 (1891) Royal Indian Navy mutiny (1946)
He led one of the largest armies in 1857 numbering around 25,000 troops and 28 guns against the British forces. [18] He had a good rapport with his tenants as well as village zamindars who remained loyal to him during the rebellion. [ 19 ]
The siege of Delhi was a decisive conflict of the Indian Rebellion of 1857.The rebellion against the authority of the East India Company was widespread through much of Northern India, but was essentially sparked by the mass uprising by the sepoys of the Bengal Army, which the company had itself raised in its Bengal Presidency (which actually covered a vast area from Assam to borders of Delhi).