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1857 Rebellion - Lesser known facts
Last updated: May 3, 2023
Whole of North India was put under martial law
Ordinary Britons were also empowered to punish rebels
Azamgarh Proclamation from Mughal court set out objectives of 1857 revolt, detailing how British ruined each class. It was secular
The British portayed the rebellion as per their suitability.’The Relief of Lucknow’ was a famous painting by Barker in 1859 which signified the reclamation of Lucknow by Outram/Havelock(1st relief) and Campbell(2nd relief) after Lawrence was killed during the Siege of Lucknow.
The painting ‘In Memorium’ by Paton (1859) shows helplessness of innocent British women during the war.
During the Siege of Cawnpore, besieged EEIC forces surrendered to Nana Sahib for a safe passage to Allahabad, but British civilians were massacred at Satichaura Ghat. In return Britishers later killed Kanpur sepoys in the Bibighar massacre.
Awadh was called the nursery of the Bengal Army because most Bengal sepoys came from Awadh. Perhaps that’s one of the reasons for transmission of the spark for the rebellion from Barrackpore’s Mangal Pandey to Meerut.