Centres & Leaders of the Revolt of 1857

Delhi

  • Important Leaders: Bahadur Shah II and General Bakht Khan
  • British Resistance: Lieutenant Willoughby, John Nicholson and Lieutenant Hudson

Lucknow

  • Important Leaders: Begum Hazrat Mahal and her son Birjis Qadir, Ahmadullah
  • British Resistance: Henry Lawrence, Brigadier Inglis, Henry Havelock, James Outram and Sir Colin Campbell

Kanpur

  • Important Leaders: Nana Sahib, Rao Sahib, Tantia Tope and Azimullah Khan
  • British Resistance: Sir Hugh Wheeler and Sir Colin Campbell

Jhansi

  • Important Leaders: Rani Laxmibai
  • British Resistance: Sir Hugh Rose

Benaras

  • Important Leaders: Bhakt Khan
  • British Resistance: Colonel James Neill

Bareilly

  • Important Leaders: Khan Bhadur Khan
  • British Resistance: Sir Colin Campbell

Faizabad

  • Important Leaders: Maulvi Ahmadullah
  • British Resistance: Sir Colin Campbell

Barout (UP)

  • Important Leaders: Sah Mal

Arrah (Bihar)

  • Important Leaders: Kunwar Singh, Amar Singh
  • British Resistance: Sir Colin Campbell

Assam

  • Important Leaders: Kandapareshwar Singh, Maniram Dutta Baruah

Orissa

  • Important Leaders: Surendra Shahi, Ujjwal Shahi
Free Doubt Class
This is default text for notification bar