LEADERS OF THE REVOLT
This adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II led the revolt at Kanpur and was declared Peshwa.
Nana Saheb
This British policy annexed states like Jhansi, Satara, and Nagpur when rulers had no natural heirs.
Doctrine of Lapse
Bahadur Shah II was the nominal leader of the revolt in this major city.
Delhi
On March 29, 1857, this sepoy attacked his senior officers at Barrackpore, sparking the revolt.
Mangal Pandey
This British official suppressed the revolt at Kanpur.
Sir Colin Campbell
This brave queen of Jhansi fought valiantly after her adopted son was denied the throne.
Rani Laxmibai
Sepoys were required to bite off paper on these items rumored to be greased with cow and pig fat.
Cartridges for Enfield Rifles.
Khan Bahadur Khan led the rebellion in this center of revolt.
Bareilly
Mangal Pandey was hanged on this date in 1857.
April 8th
This man suppressed the revolt in Lucknow.
Henry Lawrence
This Begum provided leadership at Lucknow and proclaimed her son Birjis Qadr as the Nawab of Awadh.
Begum Hazrat Mahal
This 1856 act required sepoys to serve overseas, which was against their religious beliefs.
General Services Enlistment Act
Maulvi Ahmadullah organized rebellions from this city before assisting in Lucknow.
Faizabad
On this date in May 1857, 85 soldiers in Meerut were sentenced to ten years' imprisonment for refusing to use new rifles.
May 9th
John Nicholson suppressed the revolt in this major city.
Delhi
This general arrived in Delhi on July 3, 1857, and exercised real authority by forming a Court of soldiers.
General Bakht Khan
After the revolt, this office replaced that of the Governor General in administering India.
Viceroy
Along with Jhansi, Rani Lakshmi Bai and Tantia Tope were associated with this princely state.
Gwalior
Lord Canning proclaimed peace on this date, marking the end of the revolt.
July 8, 1858
This British general suppressed the revolt led by Rani Lakshmi Bai at Jhansi and Gwalior.
General Hugh Rose
This local zamindar in Arrah, Bihar, created such a complete fusion of military and civil rebellion that the British feared him most.
Kunwar Singh
The revolt led to the end of Company rule and the beginning of direct rule by this entity.
The British Crown, Queen Victoria
The revolt spread from the neighborhood of Patna to the borders of this region.
Rajasthan
The Indian government issued a commemorative stamp for Mangal Pandey in this year.
1984
These large princely states, including Hyderabad and Mysore, helped the British by not joining the rebellion.
Hyderabad, Mysore, Travancore, and Kashmir