<b>3-June-1857</b>: Sitapur, UP. Two regiments of Oudh Infantry and the 41st Native Infantry revolted. They broke the garrison of British Officers commanded by George Jackson Christian and rendered the city untenable. Every british in town was rounded and killed instantly. Christian left post and fled, but was pursued and executed.
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Same day, at Farrukhabad, roughly 100 KMs from Kanpur, and an important river dock on the banks of Ganga, 10th Native Infantry also revolted in collaboration with the irregular soldiers made up of local rural youth. In a couple of days 41st NI (from Sitapur) arrived in town and the whole city rose in revolt, flushing out every single european from this important station. (from logistic standpoint, since the traffic though Ganga river then fell into the hands of revolutionaries)
Some of the British officers commanded by ROBERT BENSLEY THORNHILL fled through the river in boats, but were followed and killed. Some reached Bithoor on the other side of Kanpur only to be captured by the forces of Nana Saheb.
http://www.haileybury.herts.sch.uk/archive...AN%20MUTINY.htm
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In mid of all this activity, Jeewan Lal a heriditary kayastha diwan of Mughals who had switched loyalty to British, went secretly from Meerut to meet the Raja of Ballabgarh and on the same day - June 3, 1857, met with Maulvi Ahmad Ali, Mukhtar of the Raja. Maulavi assured him of the loyalty of the Raja whom the Brithsh had favoured with Jagir and honour. Here (and a couple of days later at the state Bharatpur by means of bribe and deceit) Jeewan Lal secured a foothold for british.
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Same day, at Farrukhabad, roughly 100 KMs from Kanpur, and an important river dock on the banks of Ganga, 10th Native Infantry also revolted in collaboration with the irregular soldiers made up of local rural youth. In a couple of days 41st NI (from Sitapur) arrived in town and the whole city rose in revolt, flushing out every single european from this important station. (from logistic standpoint, since the traffic though Ganga river then fell into the hands of revolutionaries)
Some of the British officers commanded by ROBERT BENSLEY THORNHILL fled through the river in boats, but were followed and killed. Some reached Bithoor on the other side of Kanpur only to be captured by the forces of Nana Saheb.
http://www.haileybury.herts.sch.uk/archive...AN%20MUTINY.htm
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In mid of all this activity, Jeewan Lal a heriditary kayastha diwan of Mughals who had switched loyalty to British, went secretly from Meerut to meet the Raja of Ballabgarh and on the same day - June 3, 1857, met with Maulvi Ahmad Ali, Mukhtar of the Raja. Maulavi assured him of the loyalty of the Raja whom the Brithsh had favoured with Jagir and honour. Here (and a couple of days later at the state Bharatpur by means of bribe and deceit) Jeewan Lal secured a foothold for british.