Tatya Tope, the Hero of India's First War of Independence, 1857-1859

1st Brigade 9-pounder Agra army attack battle Bengal Native Infantry Bithur bridge bridge-of-boats British authorities British column British force British guns British troops canal capture Carthew Cawnpore centre command defeated defence Delhi detachment enemy enemy's entrenchment escaped European Fatehpur front Ganges Grand Trunk Road gunners Gwalior Contingent Havelock heavy guns Horse Artillery Hyderabad India Infantry Regiments June Jwala Pershad's Kalpi Kunch Kunwar Singh large number launch Lucknow Lucknow Residency Madras Fusiliers Maharaja Malwa Maratha Maratha Empire marched ment Mhow miles mortars musketry fire Nana Nana's Narbada Nasirabad nationalist cause nationalist force nationalist leaders nationalist troops Nawab Nimach Oudh picket pushed Raja of Banpur Rani of Jhansi Rao Sahib realised rear reinforcements retreat right flank Rohilkhand round shot seized sepoys Sikhs Sindhia Sir Colin Sir Hugh Rose skirmishers small force strong defensive position struggle Tatya Tope Tatya Tope's force Tatya Tope's troops took town village walls Windham