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''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br> | ''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br> | ||
''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207 | ''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207 | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:58, 12 October 2009
| Occupation of Rewarree May 1857 | ||
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| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 17 May 1857 | |
| Location: | Rewari, Haryana | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 28.188407°N 76.600859°E | |
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| Combatants | ||
| Rebel Sepoys | ||
| Commanders | ||
| Rao Tula Ram | ||
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"On l7 May, 1857,the Rao went to the tehsil headquarters at Rewari with four to five hundred followers and deposed the tahsildar and thanedar. They appropriated the cash from the tehsil treasury, took all the government buildings in their possession and proclaimed, under the sanction of Emperor Bahadur Shah, their rule over the pargana of Rewari, Bhora and Shahjahanpur. For their headquarters, they chose Rampura, a small fortified village, one mile south-west of Rewari. Tula Ram, the elder Rao became Raja and Gopal Dev his commander-in-chief."
www.haryana-online.com
External Links
The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207
