The revolt soon assumed the proportions of a country wide uprising and the British hold on the country tottered everywhere for over an year. It was on June 17, 1858 that Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi fell in the heroic defence of Gwalior, besieged by the British forces and Tantia, Topi, commander of the revolutionary forces fled. That broke the bakc of the revolt.
This situation, writers, William Dalrymple, provided the backdrop to the revolt in which the ideological lead was taken by Islamic jihadis. Moreover colonialism had brought with it violence, exploitation plunder, imprishment, loss of identity and Lapes Doctrine.
Aim of this book is to give a panormic view of this great event. It contains in chronological order the whole story of this great event of historical importane, with a detailed biographical account of the leaders of the rebellion.
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