The Revolt of 1857
ONE-LINER HISTORY NOTE FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS The Revolt of 1857 1. The Great Mutiny of 1857 took place during the period of Lord Canning. 2. The Centres and Leaders of the Revolt Lucknow - Begum Hazrat Mahal Kanpur - Nana Saheb Delhi - General Bhaktkhan Bihar - Kunwar Singh Jhansi - Rani Lekshmi Bai Faridabad - Maulavi Ahmmadulla Bareili - Khan Bahadur 3. The revolt of 1857 ended in failure but it promoted the spirit of Nationalism and Patriotism. 4. The 19th Native Infantry at Berhampur which refused to use the greased Cartridge and the enfield rifle, started mutiny in February 26, 1857. 5. The first shot was fired on March 29 by Mangal Pandey (of Ballia, UP) of the 14th Bengal Infantry at Barrakpore of Bengal. 6. Mangal Pan...