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Prepare a time line of various events in history & India from the coming of British to therevolt of 1857

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Events of 1857

DateEvent

26 FebSepoys of the 19th Native Infantry at Berhampore refuse rifle practice

29 MarAt Barrackpore, in Bengal, Mangal Pandey wounds two British mutiny of 34th Native Infantry

31 March19th Native Infantry disbanded .

8 AprilPandey hanged at Barrackpore

24 AprilTroopers of the 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry at Meerut refuse orders to fire greased cartridges

2 MayUnrest at Ambala, 48th Mutiny at Lucknow

6 MayPart of the 34th Native Infantry disbanded at Barrackpore

8 MayTroops of the 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry found guilty by court-martial and given severe sentences

10 MayMutiny and Murders at Meerut, troops head towards Delhi

11 MayEuropeans, and Christians slaughtered in Delhi

13 MayBahadur Shah II proclaimed new Mughal emperor. British disarm the garrison at Lahore

17 MayDelhi Field Force, under George Anson, advances from Ambala

22 MayPeshawar garrison disarmed

20-23 MayPart of 9th Native Infantry mutiny at Agra

27 MayAnson dies of cholera;replaced by Major-General Sir Henry Barnard

30 MayMutinies at Muttra and Lucknow

31 MayRohilkhand and Bhurtpore Army mutinies

4 JulyJhansi state captured by rebels and handed over to Rani of Jhansi

5 JuneCawnpore 2nd Cavalry Mutinies

6 JuneCawnpore Siege begins, Mutiny at Allahabad

7 JuneWilson and Barnard meet at Alipur

8 JuneBattle of Badli-ki-Serai; Massacre at Jhansi

11 JuneLucknow Police rebel; Neill arrives at Allahabad

25 JuneNana Sahib offers terms at Cawnpore

27 JuneSatichaura Ghat Massacre at Cawnpore

30 JuneBritish defeat at Chinhat; Lucknow Residency besieged

1 JulyMutiny at Indore

2 JulyArrival of Bakht Khan at Delhi

4 JulySir Henry Lawrence dies at Lucknow

5 JulyGeneral Barnard dies of cholera;Major-General Thomas Reed succeeds as commander of the Delhi Field Force

7 JulyAllan attacks Delhi leading to the Slaughter of Delhi

12 JulyBrigadier-General Sir Henry Havelock defeats rebels at Fatehpur, en route to Cawnpore

15 JulyAllan goes to Brrackpore and assembles a large standing army of nearly 6000 men and prepares for battle

15 JulyHavelock defeats rebels at Aong and Pandu Nadi, near Cawnpore.

16 JulyNana Sahib defeated in first battle for Cawnpore

17 JulySir Archdale Wilson replaces the ailing Reed as commander of the Delhi Field Force

27 JulyAmmunition is blocked from reaching citizens insted it is re routed to Barrackpore

29 JulyHavelock's victory at Unao

30 JulyFirst relief of Arrah fails

31 JulyLord Canning issues his controversial 'Clemency' resolution, by which he advises against the execution of mutineers not convicted of murder

3 AugustSiege of Arrah ends after action by Major Vincent Eyre

5 AugustHavelock's victory at Bashiratganj

13 AugustHavelock withdrawal to Cawnpore ;Colin Campbell, Anson's successor as Commander-in-Chief of India,arrives at Calcutta

14 AugustJohn Nicholson arrives at Delhi Ridge

16 AugustHavelock victory at Bithur

17 AugustMajor William Hobson defeats a large body of rebel cavalry near Rohtak

4 SeptemberSiege train, proceeding from Punjab, arrives in the British camp outside Delhi

5 SeptemberBattle of Suppression starts thousands are slaughtered as Allan moves to Jharkhand

14 SeptemberWilson's assault on Delhi begins, Nicholson wounded

19 SeptemberHavelock and Outram march to Lucknow

20 SeptemberDelhi captured and cleared of rebel troops

21 SeptemberWilliam Hodson captures King of Delhi

22 SeptemberHodson executes Mughal princes

23 SeptemberNicholson dies of wounds

25 SeptemberFirst relief of Lucknow

10 OctoberAgra mutineers defeated

9 NovemberKavanagh escapes from Lucknow

14-17 NovemberSecond relief of Lucknow by Campbell

19 NovemberWomen and children evacuated from Lucknow

22 NovemberBritish withdraw from Lucknow

24 NovemberHavelock dies of dysentery

26-28 NovemberWindham defeated at second battle of Cawnpore

28-30 NovemberCampbell reaches Cawnpore to join Windham

6 DecemberTantia Tope defeated at third battle of Cawnpore

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