29 March 1857Barrackpore MutinyMangal Pandey
Mangal Pandey's attack at Barrackpore exposes deep unrest among Bengal Army sepoys before the wider revolt.
Historical records for India in 1857, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Mangal Pandey's attack at Barrackpore exposes deep unrest among Bengal Army sepoys before the wider revolt.
Mangal Pandey attacks British officers at Barrackpore, becoming an early symbol of the 1857 uprising.
Mangal Pandey is executed at Barrackpore after his attack on British officers helped expose unrest within the Bengal Army.
Bahadur Shah II becomes the symbolic head of the Delhi rebellion after mutinous sepoys enter the city.
Rebel sepoys enter Delhi and recognize Bahadur Shah II as the symbolic emperor of the uprising.
Nana Sahib emerges as the principal rebel leader at Cawnpore as Company forces are besieged in their entrenchment.
A British force defeats rebel troops at Badli-ki-Serai and secures the Delhi Ridge.
Tatya Tope becomes a leading military commander for Nana Sahib's forces during the fighting around Cawnpore.
Bakht Khan reaches Delhi with rebel troops from Bareilly and assumes a leading military role in the city's defence.
Begum Hazrat Mahal proclaims her son Birjis Qadr ruler of Awadh and governs in his name during the rebellion.
Begum Hazrat Mahal becomes a central leader of resistance in Lucknow and supports the defence of Awadh against British forces.
Kunwar Singh leads the uprising in western Bihar and establishes Jagdishpur as a major centre of resistance.
Nana Sahib assumes political and military leadership of the rebellion around Cawnpore during the summer of 1857.
British forces recapture Delhi after prolonged fighting, ending Bahadur Shah II's effective leadership of the rebellion.
Bahadur Shah II is arrested near Humayun's Tomb after the fall of Delhi.
Bahadur Shah II is captured near Humayun's Tomb after British forces retake Delhi.
Uda Devi fights British troops during the assault on Sikandar Bagh in Lucknow and is killed in the battle.
Tatya Tope's army is defeated by Colin Campbell's force during renewed fighting for Cawnpore.
Rebel leaders in Delhi rally around Bahadur Shah II as a symbolic focus for resistance to Company rule.
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