TANTIA TOPI (c. 1819-1859)  , See also:

• REBEL, JOHANN PETER (176o-1826)

rebel See also:

• LEADER, BENJAMIN WILLIAMS (1831– )

leader during the See also:

• INDIAN

Indian See also:

• MUTINY
• MUTINY (from an old verb " mutine," O. Fr. mutin, meutin, a sedition; cf. mod. Fr. emeute; the original is the Late Lat. mota, commotion, from movere, to move)

Mutiny, was a Mahratta See also:

• BRAHMAN

Brahman in the service of Nana See also:

• SAHIB

Sahib . He instigated the See also:

• MASSACRE

massacre of See also:

• CAWNPORE, or KANPUR

Cawnpore, and commanded at the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of See also:

• BITHUR

Bithur, where he was defeated by See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

General See also:

• HAVELOCK, SIR HENRY (1795-18J7)

Havelock . With the aid of the See also:

• GWALIOR

Gwalior contingent he pleased General See also:

• WINDHAM, WILLIAM (1750-1810)

Windham hard at Cawnpore on the 27th and 28th of See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 1857, but was defeated by See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• COLIN, ALEXANDRE (1526-1612)

Colin See also:

• CAMPBELL, ALEXANDER (1788–1866)
• CAMPBELL, BEATRICE STELLA (Mrs PATRICK CAMPBELL) (1865– )
• CAMPBELL, GEORGE (1719–1796)
• CAMPBELL, JOHN
• CAMPBELL, JOHN (1708-1775)
• CAMPBELL, JOHN CAMPBELL, BARON (1779-1861)
• CAMPBELL, JOHN FRANCIS
• CAMPBELL, LEWIS (1830-1908)
• CAMPBELL, REGINALD JOHN (1867— )
• CAMPBELL, THOMAS (1777—1844)

Campbell on the 6th of See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December . Together with the Rani of See also:

• JHANSI

Jhansi he was besieged by Sir See also:

• HUGH
• HUGH, ST

Hugh See also:

• ROSE
• ROSE (Rosa)
• ROSE, GEORGE (1744-1818)
• ROSE, HUGH JAMES (1795—1838)
• ROSE, WILLIAM STEWART (1775-1843)

Rose in the Jhansi fort, but escaped and collected a force of 20,000 men which Sir Hugh defeated without relaxing the See also:

• SIEGE (0. Fr. sege, siege, mod. siege, seat, ultimately from sedere, to sit, cf. Class. Lat. obsidium, a siege)

siege . This was the decisive See also:

• ACTION

action of the See also:

• CAMPAIGN

campaign in Central See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India, and Tantia Topi was obliged to seek See also:

• REFUGE

refuge in the jungles of See also:

• RAJPUTANA

Rajputana and See also:

• BUNDELKHAND

Bundelkhand, where he was taken by See also:

• MAJOR
• MAJOR (Lat. for " greater ")
• MAJOR (or MAIR), JOHN (1470-1550)

Major See also:

• MEADE, GEORGE GORDON (1815—1872)
• MEADE, WILLIAM (1789-1862)

Meade, condemned, and executed on the 18th of See also:

• APRIL

April 1859 . He was the only rebel leader in the Mutiny who showed any conspicuous military See also:

• TALENT (Lat. talentum, adaptation of Gr. TaXavrov, balance, ! Recollections of a First Visit to the Alps (1841); Vacation Rambles weight, from root raX-, to lift, as in rXi vac, to bear, 1-aXas, and Thoughts, comprising recollections of three Continental

talent .