1857-1885

Indian Freedom Struggle UPSC EPFO Exam

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Match the following :

List – I (Places) List II (British officers who suppressed 1857 revolt)

A. Delhi 1.Sir Collin Campbell

B.Kanpur 2.Sir Hugh Rose

C Lucknow 3. Havelok

D. Jhansi 4. Gen. Jhon Nicholson

E. Allahabad 5. Brigadier General Neill

A B C D E

4-1-3-2-5

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3-4-2-1-5

4-3-2-5-1

List of British Officials Associated with 1857 Revolt

British Official	Places
General John Nicholson	Captured Delhi on 20th September, 1857 (Nicholson died soon due to a mortal wound received during the fighting).
Major Hudson	Killed Bahadur Shah's sons and grandsons in Delhi.
Sir Hugh Wheeler	Defence against Nana Sahib's forces till 26th June, 1857. British forces surrendered on 27th on the promised of safe conduct to Allahabad.
General Neil	Recaptured Banaras and Allahabad in June 1857. At Kanpur, he killed Indians as revenge against the killing of English by Nana Sahib's forces. Died at Lucknow while fighting against the rebels.
Sir Colin Campbell	Final recovery of Kanpur on 6th December, 1857. Final reoccupation of Lucknow on 21 st March, 1858. Recapture of Bareilly on 5th May, 1858.
Henry Lawrence	Chief Commissioner of Awadh. Who died during the seizure of British residency by rebels at Lucknow on 2nd July, 1857!
Major General Havelock	Defeated the rebels (Nana Sahib's force) on 17th July, 1857. Died at Lucknow in December 1857.
William Taylor and Eye	Suppressed the revolt at Arrah in August 1857.
Hugh Rose	Suppressed the revolt at Jhansi and recaptured Gwalior on 20th June, 1858. The whole of Central India and Bundelkhand was brought under British control by him.
Colonel Oncell	Captured Banaras.