Siege of Delhi
The Siege of Delhi was one of the decisive conflicts of the Indian rebellion of 1857. The rebellion against the authority of the East India Company was widespread through much of Northern India, but essentially it was sparked by the mass uprising by the sepoys of the units of the Army which the company had itself raised in its Bengal Presidency (which actually covered a vast area from Assam to Peshawar). Seeking a symbol around which to rally, the first sepoys to rebel sought to reinstate the power of the Mughal Empire, which had ruled much of India during the previous centuries. Lacking overall direction, many who subsequently rebelled also flocked to Delhi.
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Siege of Delhi
The Siege of Delhi was one of the decisive conflicts of the Indian rebellion of 1857. The rebellion against the authority of the East India Company was widespread through much of Northern India, but essentially it was sparked by the mass uprising by the sepoys of the units of the Army which the company had itself raised in its Bengal Presidency (which actually covered a vast area from Assam to Peshawar). Seeking a symbol around which to rally, the first sepoys to rebel sought to reinstate the power of the Mughal Empire, which had ruled much of India during the previous centuries. Lacking overall direction, many who subsequently rebelled also flocked to Delhi.
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The Siege of Delhi was one of ...... e to overcome them separately.
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Осада Дели стала одним из реша ...... еизбежно разбить их по частям.
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في عام 1857 قامت القوات البريط ...... لمجازر عظيمة ضد السكان العزل.
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1,254 killed
4,493 wounded
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25pxEast India Company
Civilian volunteers
Indian Forces (sepoys and irregular mujahideen)
Mughal Empire
Native irregulars
United Kingdom
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1857-09-21
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Decisive British-EIC victory
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12,000 sepoys,
2,000 cavalry
2,200Kashmiri irregulars
42 field guns
60 siege guns
8,000 infantry
approx. 100 guns
approx. 30,000 irregulars,
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Battle damage to the Cashmeri Gate in Delhi, 1857.
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approx. 5,000 killed and wounded
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The Siege of Delhi was one of ...... ebelled also flocked to Delhi.
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Осада Дели стала одним из реша ...... тавших также стекались в Дели.
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في عام 1857 قامت القوات البريط ...... لمجازر عظيمة ضد السكان العزل.
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Siege of Delhi
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Осада Дели
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حصار دلهي
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Siege of Delhi
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