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1857
Battle of Badli Sari India
Bahadur Shah II
8th June Badli Sari A British relief force defeats an army of mutineers at Badli Sari and takes up a position on the famous ridge, overlooking the city of Delhi
14th June Badli Sari The arrival of more British reinforcements finally leads to the defeat of the mutineers by John Nicholson, Commander of the relief force, after six days of street fighting, Delhi is recaptured
14th June Delhi Bahadur Shah is captured and exiled to Burma during the siege of Delhi
Bahadur Shah II, by now the pensioned descendant of the Mogul dynasty, is popularly acclaimed as the leader of resistance
Rebelling Indian kings and the Indian regiments accepted Zafar as Emperor of India
10th May The violence starts when Mangal Pandey, a soldier in the Army shoots his commander for forcing the Indian troops to use controversial rifles, Indians constitute 96% of the 300,000 British Army and the violence spreads
1857
Rebellion India
Pandey, Mangal
10th May Meerut The violence starts when Mangal Pandey, a soldier in the Army shoots his commander for forcing the Indian troops to use controversial rifles, Indians constitute 96% of the 300,000 British Army and the violence spreads
1857
Sepoy Mutiny India
Bahadur Shah II
8th June Badli Sari A British relief force defeats an army of mutineers at Badli Sari and takes up a position on the famous ridge, overlooking the city of Delhi
10th May Bahadur Shah II, by now the pensioned descendant of the Mogul dynasty, is popularly acclaimed as the leader of resistance
10th May Indians constituted 96% of the 300,000 British Army and the violence against British quickly spread (hence the name Sepoy Mutiny)
1857
Sepoy Mutiny India
Pandey, Mangal
10th May Meerut The violence starts when Mangal Pandey, a soldier in the Army shoots his commander for forcing the Indian troops to use controversial rifles, Indians constitute 96% of the 300,000 British Army and the violence spreads
1857
Siege of Delhi India
Bahadur Shah II
8th June Delhi A British relief force defeats an army of mutineers at Badli Sari and takes up a position on the famous ridge, overlooking the city of Delhi
14th June Delhi Bahadur Shah is captured and exiled to Burma during the siege of Delhi
14th June Delhi The arrival of more British reinforcements finally leads to the defeat of the mutineers by John Nicholson, Commander of the relief force, after six days of street fighting, Delhi is recaptured
1858
Arrest India
Bahadur Shah II
Humayun's Tomb captured & his sons Mirza Mughal & Khizar Sultan & his grandson Abu Bakr executed
The British Raj rules India
Yangon Exiled to Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar)
Yangon A formal end is declared to the Mughal Dynasty
Humayun's Tomb captured & his sons Mirza Mughal & Khizar Sultan & his grandson Abu Bakr executed
Humayun's Tomb The rebellion is crushed, seeks refuge in the Humayun's Tomb
India comes under direct ruleof the British crown after failed Indian mutiny
India comes under direct ruleof the British crown after failed Indian mutiny
Leads to a century of direct ruleof the Indian subcontinent by Britain
The British Raj rules India
The war ends the end of the British East India Company's regime in India
1859
Execution of Tope India
Tope, Tatya
April After Tope's capture and execution the leaderless Indians are soon pacified
April After Tope's capture and execution the leaderless Indians are soon pacified
14th June The final stage of the mutiny takes place in central India, which is roused by a roving band of rebels under the Maratha General Tatya Tope

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