Siege of Delhi

Name: Siege of Delhi
Start: 1857-06-08
End: 1857-09-21

8 Jun 1857 – 21 Sep 1857 · 28.67° N, 77.22° E

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When: 8 Jun 1857 – 21 Sep 1857
Kind: Siege
Coordinates: 28.67° N, 77.22° E
Description: one of the decisive conflicts of the Indian rebellion of 1857

Siege of Delhi (1857)

Conflict of the Indian Rebellion

The siege of Delhi was a decisive conflict of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The rebellion against the authority of the East India Company was widespread through much of Northern India, but was essentially sparked by the mass uprising by the sepoys of the Bengal Army, which the company had itself raised in its Bengal Presidency.

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