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|combatant2=Rebel sepoys
|commander1=Brigadier Smith<br>Brigadier Orr
|commander2=[[Tatya Tope]]<br />Rao Sahib<br />]][[Rani Lakshmibai|Rani of Jhansi]]
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== Summary ==After the fall of [[Kalpi ]] the rebel force under [[Tatya Tope]], Rao Sahib and [[Rani Lakshmibai]] seized [[Gwalior]] forcing the Maharajah to flee. [[Hugh Rose|Sir Hugh Rose]] advanced from [[Jhansi ]] and Brigadier Smith from Antari. Smith with the Rajputana Field Force encountered the rebels at Kota-ki-Serai about four miles southeast of Gwalior. In the ensuing action in intense heat the [[8th (The King's Royal Irish) Hussars|8th Hussars]] made a determined charge through the enemy camp capturing three guns. Rani Lakshmibai was killed and the rebels forced to retreat. [[Image:Gwaliormap.jpg|thumb|500px|left|Kota-ki-Serai location<br>Survey map 1920-1946]]
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