Mutiny at Jhansi
| Mutiny at Jhansi | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 5 June 1857 | |
| Location: | Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 25.457421°N 78.5759°E | |
| Result: | Mutiny | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Major Alexander Skene | Kala Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| British in the fort: 27 men, 16 women and 20 children | 12th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 14th Irregular Cavalry | |
| Casualties | ||
| 32 men 19 women 23 children |
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Summary
The Indian Mutiny which started in Meerut spread from town to town and reached Jhansi on 5 June 1857 where the 12th Bengal Native Infantry and the 14th Irregular Cavalry rebelled. They killed two British officers, took possession of the Star Fort with its guns and treasure, plundered the town and released prisoners from the gaol. The remaining Europeans took refuge in the Town Fort and appealed to the Rani of Jhansi who sent them guns and ammunition. The fort was too weak to defend and Major Skene accepted terms of safe conduct. However, on emerging from the fort on 7 June, the Europeans were seized and taken to the Jokan Bagh where they were killed. The mutineers left for Agra and Delhi on 11 June.
External Links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
Mutiny at Jhansi Google Books
Massacre at Jhansi Google Books
Mutiny at Jhansi with contemporary accounts www.copsey-family.org
Historical books on-line
List of inscriptions on Christian tombs and tablets of historical interest in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh by E A H Blunt ICS 1911 Description of the uprising and names of European victims archive.org
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548