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1757
-
Battle
of Plassey - most
historians believe that
the colonization of
India
began with the battle of
Plassey when the British
defeated Siraj-u-daula.
1766
- 1769 the British
constantly harassed the
Nawab of Mysore Hyder
Ali and forced him into
a humiliating agreement.
1784
- British encroached
kingdom
of
Hyder Ali
. ..But his son Tippu
Sultan resisted the
British.
1799
- British defeated
Tippu Sultan – he died
in Srirangapattanam
1805
- Anglo-Maratha War,
…British defeated the
Marathas and set strong
foothold in the
Deccan
.
1828
- Rajaram Mohan Roy
established Brahmo Samaj
to fight the evils of
Hinduism like Sati,
which gains momentum
1829
- The British
Administration of
William Bentinck banned
the Sati system
1846
- Anglo-Sikh War- Sikhs
Defeated
1857
– Revolt “first
war of independence”
Delhi
was led by
Bahadur Shah II
and General Bakht
Khan.
Kanpur
was led by Nana Sahib,
Tantiya Tope and
Azimullah
Khan.
Lucknow
was led by Begum
Hazrat Mahal (Awadh),
Maulvi Ahmadullah of
Faizabad.
Jhansi
was led by Rani Laxmi
Bai.
Bareilly
was led by Khan
Bahadur Khan.
Arrah
(
Bihar
) was led by Kunwar
Singh of Jagdishpur.
Suppression
of the Revolt
revolt
at
Delhi
was suppressed with
its recapturing on 20
Sept. 1857 by John
Nicholson.
revolt
at
Kanpur
was suppressed with
its recapturing on 6
December 1857 by Colin
Campbell.
revolt
at
Lucknow
was suppressed with
its recapturing on 21
March 1858 by Colin
Campbell.
revolt
at
Jhansi
was suppressed with
its recapturing by
Hugh Rose.
revolt
at Arrah was
suppressed by William
Taylor and Eyre.
Fate
of the Leaders
Bahadur
Shah II was deported
to
Rangoon
, where he died in
1862. His sons were
shot dead.
Nana
Sahib & Bgum
Hazrat Mahal escaped
to
Nepal
Rani
Jhansi died in the
battle field.
Tantiya
Tope was captured ansd
executed on 15th April
1859.
The
British Resistance
Delhi
:
Lieutenant
Wiiloughby, John
Nicholson, Lieutenant
Hudson
Kanpur
:
Sir Hugh
Wheeler, Sir Colin
Campbell
Lucknow
:
Henry Lawrence,
Brigadier Ingles,
Henry Havelock, James
Outram
:
Sir Colin
Campbell
Jhansi
:
Sir Hugh Rose
Benaras
:
Colonel James
Neil
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