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Events in the year '''1858 in India'''. | Events in the year '''1858 in India'''. | ||
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*January – General Sir [[Hugh Rose, 1st Baron Strathnairn|Hugh Rose]] begins the Central India campaign; Sir Colin Campbell begins the campaign to recapture Lucknow; trial of Bahadur Shah, King of Delhi, from 27 January<ref>Edwardes (1975), p. 141</ref> | *January – General Sir [[Hugh Rose, 1st Baron Strathnairn|Hugh Rose]] begins the Central India campaign; Sir Colin Campbell begins the campaign to recapture Lucknow; trial of Bahadur Shah, King of Delhi, from 27 January<ref>Edwardes (1975), p. 141</ref> | ||
*February – General Rose relieves Saugor; Campbell's Army of Oudh assembles on the Kanpur-Lucknow road to await Jang Bahadur's Gurkha army | *February – General Rose relieves Saugor; Campbell's Army of Oudh assembles on the Kanpur-Lucknow road to await Jang Bahadur's Gurkha army | ||
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*October to November – Bahadur Shah travels from Delhi into exile at Rangoon<ref>Edwardes (1975), p. 143</ref> | *October to November – Bahadur Shah travels from Delhi into exile at Rangoon<ref>Edwardes (1975), p. 143</ref> | ||
*1 November – the end of the [[British East India Company]]'s rule in India is proclaimed<ref>Edwardes (1975), p. 145</ref> | *1 November – the end of the [[British East India Company]]'s rule in India is proclaimed<ref>Edwardes (1975), p. 145</ref> | ||
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*''Achipudava Samaram'' led by [[Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker]] in [[Alleppey]], [[Travancore]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-04-07 |title=On the historical Achippudava Samaram and Mookkuthi Samaram |url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/Sartorial-assertions-for-change/article14224494.ece |access-date=2024-07-04 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | |||
==Law== | ==Law== | ||
*August - | *August - Government of India Act 1878 | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
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==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
*[[Rani of Jhansi]] Lakshmibai, Queen of [[Jhansi State]] (d. 18 June at [[Gwalior]], now [[Madhya Pradesh]]) | *[[Rani of Jhansi]] Lakshmibai, Queen of [[Jhansi State]] (d. 18 June at [[Gwalior]], now [[Madhya Pradesh]]) | ||
*[[Nawab Majju Khan]], Indian freedom fighter. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:20, 29 January 2026
Template:Year in region Events in the year 1858 in India.
Incumbents[edit | edit source]
- Charles Canning, Governor-General, afterwards Viceroy
Events[edit | edit source]
- January – General Sir Hugh Rose begins the Central India campaign; Sir Colin Campbell begins the campaign to recapture Lucknow; trial of Bahadur Shah, King of Delhi, from 27 January[1]
- February – General Rose relieves Saugor; Campbell's Army of Oudh assembles on the Kanpur-Lucknow road to await Jang Bahadur's Gurkha army
- March – Lucknow is recaptured on 21 March; Central India campaign continues
- April – Battle of the Betwa; the city of Jhansi is stormed and captured (3–6 April); Azamgarh recaptured; advance on Kalpi (25 April); Campbell begins reconquest of Rohilkhand; Koer Singh leads a rising in Bihar; after his defeat he dies of his wounds
- May – Battle of Bareilly followed by its recapture; Battle of Kunch; recapture of Jagdispur; reoccupation of Kalpi; Battle of Mohamdi (24 May) and end of resistance in Rohilkhand; rebels begin guerrilla war in the jungle; Tatya Tope and the Rani of Jhansi outside Gwalior
- June – Gwalior army deserts to the rebels and Tatya Tope and the Rani of Jhansi seize Gwalior; General Rose marches from the Kalpi to Gwalior arriving on the 16th; next day the battle of Kotah-i-Serai and on the 19th the Battle of Gwalior; Gwalior fortress recaptured; during June guerrilla forces in Oudh, Bihar and along the Nepalese frontier are suppressed
- July to December – suppression of guerrilla forces except in Rajputana and Central India
- October to November – Bahadur Shah travels from Delhi into exile at Rangoon[2]
- 1 November – the end of the British East India Company's rule in India is proclaimed[3]
Dates unknown[edit | edit source]
- Achipudava Samaram led by Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker in Alleppey, Travancore.[4]
Law[edit | edit source]
- August - Government of India Act 1878
Births[edit | edit source]
- 20 July - Baba Sawan Singh, Second Satguru of Radha Soami Satsang Beas (died 2 April 1948).
- 9 July – Kaikhusrau Jahan, Begum of Bhopal (died 12 May 1930)
- 7 November – Bipin Chandra Pal (died 1932)
- 30 November – Jagadish Chandra Bose, physicist, biologist, botanist, archaeologist and science fiction writer (died 1937).
Deaths[edit | edit source]
- Rani of Jhansi Lakshmibai, Queen of Jhansi State (d. 18 June at Gwalior, now Madhya Pradesh)
- Nawab Majju Khan, Indian freedom fighter.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- Edwardes, Michael (1975) Red Year. London: Sphere Books; pp. 154–55 (events of the rebellion)
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