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* National income - {{INR}}12,279 million | |||
*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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*June – Gwalior army deserts to the rebels and [[Tatya Tope]] and the [[Rani Lakshmibai|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 | *June – Gwalior army deserts to the rebels and [[Tatya Tope]] and the [[Rani Lakshmibai|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 | *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<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> | ||
==Law== | |||
*August - [[Government of India Act 1858]] | |||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
*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) | *9 July – [[Kaikhusrau Jahan, Begum of Bhopal]] (died 12 May 1930) | ||
*7 November – [[Bipin Chandra Pal]] (died [[1932 in India|1932]]) | *7 November – [[Bipin Chandra Pal]] (died [[1932 in India|1932]]) | ||
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Events in the year 1858 in India. Act of Parliament 1858
Incumbents
- Charles Canning, Governor-General, afterwards Viceroy
Events
- National income - ₹12,279 million
- 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]
Law
- August - Government of India Act 1858
Births
- 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
- Rani of Jhansi Lakshmibai, Queen of Jhansi State (d. 18 June at Gwalior, now Madhya Pradesh)
See also
References
- Edwardes, Michael (1975) Red Year. London: Sphere Books; pp. 154–55 (events of the rebellion)
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