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|partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]] | |partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]] | ||
|date= | |date=21 March-3 April 1858 | ||
|location= [[Jhansi]], Uttar Pradesh | |location= [[Jhansi]], Uttar Pradesh | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
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|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rani_Lakshmibai Rani of Jhansi] | |commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rani_Lakshmibai Rani of Jhansi] | ||
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
|strength2= | |strength2= 14,000 | ||
|casualties1= | |casualties1=100 killed<br />250 wounded | ||
|casualties2= | |casualties2= 5,000 | ||
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== Summary == | |||
The British blamed the [[Rani Lakshmibai]] for the massacre of Europeans on 7 June 1857 during the [[Mutiny at Jhansi]]. [[Hugh Rose|Sir Hugh Rose]] commanding the Central India Field Force arrived on 21 March 1857 and commenced to besiege the town. By 30 March the bombardment had opened a breach in the walls. [[Tatya Tope]] with 20,000 men arrived but was defeated by the British at the [[Battle of Betwa River]]. Returning to the siege the attackers stormed the town on 3 April. The following three days were given to looting and it is said that some 4-5,000 citizens were killed. The Rani escaped to [[Kalpi]]. | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire<br> | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire<br> | ||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=F3UIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA84&dq=Jhansi&lr=&as_brr=1&ei=6yW3R7_DBZO0yQSi9rzIBQ#PPA84,M1 Siege of Jhansi] Google Books<br> | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=F3UIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA84&dq=Jhansi&lr=&as_brr=1&ei=6yW3R7_DBZO0yQSi9rzIBQ#PPA84,M1 Siege of Jhansi] Google Books<br> | ||
[http://www.copsey-family.org/~allenc/lakshmibai/mutiny.html The British return] www.copsey-family.org<br /> | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Stewart_Cochrane Hugh Cochrane's VC] Wikipedia<br /> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Stewart_Cochrane Hugh Cochrane's VC] Wikipedia<br /> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Charles_Brennan Joseph Brennan's VC] Wikipedia<br /> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Charles_Brennan Joseph Brennan's VC] Wikipedia<br /> | ||
Revision as of 17:42, 24 April 2011
| Siege of Jhansi | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 21 March-3 April 1858 | |
| Location: | Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 25.457421°N 78.5759°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Sir Hugh Rose | Rani of Jhansi | |
| Strength | ||
| 14,000 | ||
| Casualties | ||
| 100 killed 250 wounded |
5,000 | |
Summary
The British blamed the Rani Lakshmibai for the massacre of Europeans on 7 June 1857 during the Mutiny at Jhansi. Sir Hugh Rose commanding the Central India Field Force arrived on 21 March 1857 and commenced to besiege the town. By 30 March the bombardment had opened a breach in the walls. Tatya Tope with 20,000 men arrived but was defeated by the British at the Battle of Betwa River. Returning to the siege the attackers stormed the town on 3 April. The following three days were given to looting and it is said that some 4-5,000 citizens were killed. The Rani escaped to Kalpi.
External Links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Siege of Jhansi Google Books
The British return www.copsey-family.org
Hugh Cochrane's VC Wikipedia
Joseph Brennan's VC Wikipedia
James Byrne's VC Wikipedia
Henry Jerome's VC Wikipedia
James Pearson's VC Wikipedia
Michael Sleavon's VC Wikipedia
Frederick Whirlpool's VC Wikipedia
Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh Wikipedia
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by D Saul 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207
