| Names |
TATYA TOPE
(Ramachandra Pandurang Tope) |
| Date of Birth |
1814 (Date of birth not known) |
| Date of
Death |
April 18, 1859 |
|
Identity |
He was an Indian Brahmin leader in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and
one of its more renowned generals.
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| General |
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A personal adherent of Nana Saheb of Bithur, he progressed with the
Gwalior contingent after the British reoccupation of Kanpur and
forced General Windham to retreat from the city.
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Later on, he came to the relief of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi and
with her seized the city of Gwalior.
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However, he was defeated by General Napier's British Indian troops
at Ranod and after a further defeat at Sikar abandoned the campaign.
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The British forces had failed to subdue him for over a year. He was
however betrayed into the hands of the British by his trusted
friend, Man Singh, while asleep in his camp in the Paron forest. He
was captured on April 07, 1859.
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He was tried by a military court, where Tope admitted the charges
brought before him saying that he was answerable to his master the
Peshwa only.
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He was executed at the gallows on April 18, 1859.
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