When the British East India Company refused to recognise Rani Lakshmi Bai's adopted son's claim to the throne, the queen of Jhansi took up arms. In 1853, following the death of her husband, Lakshmi ...
Several British officers and their familes escaped to Rampur and took refuge with the Nawab. The rebel sepoys reached Delhi on May 11. A large number of British officers and their dependants were ...