Major Events in Revolt of 1857

Summarized View of Major Events in the Revolt of 1857

Date	Major Events
22 Jan, 1857	New cartridges cause concern amongst sepoys at Dum Dum
Jan- Mar, 1857	Greased cartridges cause unrest. Berhampore and Barrackpore see outbreaks. Chapaties and lotus passed from village to village as a symbollic message.
11 May, 1857	Rebels reach Delhi and proclaim Bahadur Shah Zafar as Emperor and their leader.
31 May, 1857	Khan Bahadur Khan, a government pensioner takes the lead, and is proclaimed ruler under the King of Delhi. Moradabad and Shahjahanpur see a revolt and rebels attack Christians at the latter. The native regiments are disarmed in Agra
3 Jun, 1857	Abbas Ali proclaims himself the ruler in Moradabad.
6 Jun, 1857	Nana Sahib joins the rebels and is proclaimed Peshwa. Revolt at Jhansi, Europeans massacred. Revolt in Azamgarh.
8 Jun, 1857	Battle of Badle ki serai in Delhi.
11 Jun, 1857	Brigadier General James Neill arrives at Allahabad. Jhansi rebels leave for Delhi.
12 Jun, 1857	Nana Sahib massacres over Europeans fugitives from Fatehgarh at Bithur.
15 Jun, 1857	Wajid Ali Shah of Awadh imprisoned in Fort William, Calcutta.
16 Jun, 1857	Maulvi Liaqat Ali flees Allahabad. Nawab’s rule proclaimed at Fatehgarh.
27 Jun, 1857	Massacre at Satichaura Ghat, Kanpur.
30 Jun, 1857	British defeated at Chinhat ; Bulandshahr captured by Walidad Khan.
2 Jul, 1857	Bakht Khan arrives in Delhi with the Bareilly brigade
4 Jul, 1857	European fugitives from Fatehgarh and Farrukhabad masacred at Rampore. Sir Henry Lawrence dies in the Lucknow Residency.
7 Jul – 31 Jul, 1857	Fatehpur occupied by Havelock. Bibighar massacre at Kanpur. Nana Sahib defeated by Havelock at Fatehpur, and First Battle of Kanpur. Havelock enters Kanpur and Nana Sahib retreats to Bithur. Siege of Arrah House. Parade Ground Massacre at Farruckhabad (Fatehpur). Havelock defeats rebels at Unnao. A large rebel force from Mhow and Indore arrives at Gwalior
5 Aug, 1857	Havelock defeats the rebels at Bashiratganj. Kunwar Singh proclaims himself as King of Shahbad.
17 Aug, 1857	Sir Colin Campbell becomes British Commander-in- Chief.
14 Sept, 1857	British assaults on Delhi start
20 Sept, 1857	Delhi conqured by British
21 Sept, 1857	Bahadur Shah Zafar captured at Humayun’s Tomb by Captain Hodson.
22 Sept, 1857	Hodson murders Mughal Princes.
17 Nov, 1857	Lucknow Residency releived by Campbell. Outram at the Alambagh; rebels see his withdrawal from Awadh as a great victory.
24 Nov, 1857	Havelock dies of dysentery
27 Nov, 1857	Gwalior Contingent attacks Nawabganj (Unnao). British retreat
3 Dec, 1857	Campbell sends rescued women and sick from Lucknow Residency to Allahabad.
6 Dec, 1857	Tatya Tope defeated in the third battle of Kanpur by Campbell
6 Jan – 14 Jan, 1858	Fatehgarh reclaimed by British. Sir Hugh Rose launches the operation in Central India. Bahadur Shah Zafar is tried at The Red Fort in Delhi. Laxmi Bai issues a proclamation against the British
17 Mar, 1858	Brigadier Stuart attacks Chanderi. Kunwar Singh wins Battle of Atraulia.
21 Mar, 1858	Rose reaches Jhansi.
1 Apr, 1858	Tatya Tope loses Battle of Betwa
3 Apr, 1858	Jhansi captured by British
5 Apr, 1858	Jhansi fort taken by the British. Rani, with her step-son, reaches Kunch.
17 Apr, 1858	British forces attack Kunwar Singh near Azamgarh.
18 Apr, 1858	Battle of Banda.
26 Apr, 1858	Kunwar Singh dies
6 May, 1858	Battle of Bareilly, included the famous change of the Ghazis of whom 133 were bayonettled. Bareilly taken but rebel leaders escaped.
8 May, 1858	Tatya Tope defeated in Battle of Kunch by Rose
11 May, 1858	Amar Singh defeated but manages to escape. Battle of Shahjahpur.
22 May, 1858	Battle of Kalpi, armory captured by British under Rose
25 May, 1858	Hamirpur falls to the British
1 Jun, 1858	Rani of Jhansi, Rao Sahib and Tatya Tope capture Gwalior, occupy Lushkar and Gwalior fort. Madho Singh captured by Rose.
12 Jun, 1858	Battle of Nawabganj; Sir Hope Grant wins Awadh. Amar Singh returns to Buxar. Khan Bahadur Khan attacks Shahjanpur.
15 Jun, 1858	Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah is killed while attacking
16 Jun, 1858	Battle of Morar
17 Jun, 1858	Battle of Kota-Ki- Serai; Rani of Jhansi dies in the battle-field
19 Jun, 1858	Gwalior falls to British
20 Jun, 1858	Gwalior fort captured by Rose. Battle of Jaora. Scindia returns to Gwalior.
5 Jul, 1858	Banpur Raja surrenders
1 Nov, 1858	Queen Victoria’s abolishes the rule of the East India Company in India.
25 Nov, 1858	Raja of Gonda defeated by Sir Patrick Grant, Gonda occupied.
Dec, 1858	Bihar rebels finally dispersed.
7 Jan, 1859	Awadh rebellion ends
7 Apr, 1859	Khan Bahadur Khan, Begum of Awadh, Nana Sahib and Birjis Qadr flee to fort of Niacote in Nepal.
8 Apr, 1859	Tatya Tope captured by British.
18 Apr, 1859	Tatya Tope hanged.
20 Apr, 1859	Nana Sahib sends 'Ishtiharnama' to Queen Victoria
8 Jul, 1859	British declare State of peace.
24 Sept, 1859	Nana Sahib dies
Dec, 1859	Amar Singh captured in the Terai by Jung Bahadur’s troops.
9 Dec, 1859	Khan Bahadur Khan captured
24 Feb, 1860	Khan Bahadur Khan hanged.
3 May, 1860	Jwala Prasad hanged at Satichaura Ghat, the massacre site.