Sack of Bundi

Sack of Bundi
	Part of the Indian Rebellion of 1857
	; Panoramic view of the old town and palace of Bundi.
Date	19 July 1858
Location	Bundi, Rajasthan25°26′N 75°38′E / 25.433°N 75.633°ECoordinates: 25°26′N 75°38′E / 25.433°N 75.633°E
Result	Rebel victory
Belligerents
Maratha rebels under Tatya Tope	British Bundi State; ;
Commanders and leaders
Tatya Tope; Rao sahib; Ali Bahadur II	Ram Singh Bundi

Sack of Bundi^[3] also known as Plunder of Bundi^[4] was fought after second battle of Cawnpore , Tatya Tope victory at Tonk they entered Bundi as refugees and the attacked the fortress of Bundi and made Raja sue for peace.^[1]^[5]^[6]^[2]

BattleEdit

After regrouping, Tatya Tope reached Bundi on July 18, 1858, but the Maharao denied him entry and refused supplies. In retaliation, Tatya plundered the nearby village of Chynee and moved toward Udaipur via the Kaene Pass.^[1]^[2]^[7]

AftermathEdit

To pursue him, Major General Roberts sent a mobile column under Lt. Col. Holmes, who crossed the Bundi hills and reached Jahazpur on August 4, though Tatya had already moved on to Bhilwara. Roberts, advancing from the Nimach Nasirabad road, engaged Tatya in a skirmish near Bhilwara on August 8, forcing him towards the Banas River. Holmes joined Roberts soon after, and together they continued the pursuit, reaching Kankroli on August 13. There, they learned Tatya had taken up a defensive position near Nathdwara on a rocky ridge by the Banas River.^[1]^[2]

ReferenceEdit

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 R. Gupta. Military Traits Of Tatya Tope. pp. 69–70.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Devsare, Hari Krishna (2011). Tatya Tope : immortal fighter of 1857. Public Resource. Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India. pp. 49–51. ISBN 978-81-230-1695-5.
↑ Pradesh (India), Madhya (1982). Madhya Pradesh: Chhatarpur. Government Central Press. p. 60.
↑ Rizvi, Saiyid Athar Abbas (1957). Freedom Struggle in Uttar Pradesh: Bundelkhand and adjoining territories. 1857-59. Publications Bureau, Information Department, Uttar Pradesh. p. 231.
↑ Sinha, Shyam Narain (1982). The Revolt of 1857 in Bundelkhand. Anuj Publications. p. 103.
↑ Savarkar, Vinayak Damodar (2014). The Indian war of independence 1857. Public Resource. New Delhi : Asian Educational Services. p. 467. ISBN 978-81-206-2060-5.
↑ "Chapter 1 – The Pursuit of Tantia Topi". www.ibiblio.org. Retrieved 2025-07-12.

[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 R. Gupta. Military Traits Of Tatya Tope. pp. 69–70.

[:1-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Devsare, Hari Krishna (2011). Tatya Tope : immortal fighter of 1857. Public Resource. Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India. pp. 49–51. ISBN 978-81-230-1695-5.

[3] Pradesh (India), Madhya (1982). Madhya Pradesh: Chhatarpur. Government Central Press. p. 60.

[4] Rizvi, Saiyid Athar Abbas (1957). Freedom Struggle in Uttar Pradesh: Bundelkhand and adjoining territories. 1857-59. Publications Bureau, Information Department, Uttar Pradesh. p. 231.

[5] Sinha, Shyam Narain (1982). The Revolt of 1857 in Bundelkhand. Anuj Publications. p. 103.

[6] Savarkar, Vinayak Damodar (2014). The Indian war of independence 1857. Public Resource. New Delhi : Asian Educational Services. p. 467. ISBN 978-81-206-2060-5.

[7] "Chapter 1 – The Pursuit of Tantia Topi". www.ibiblio.org. Retrieved 2025-07-12.

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