The great heroine of the First war of
India Freedom. She was the queen(rani) of the maratha ruled jhansi state which
situated in the north central part of India lived for only twenty-two years.
She became a widow in her eighteenth year. And She was one of the leaders of the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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Rani laxmibai born on 19th
November 1826 in kashi(vanaras) During
her childhood, she was called by the name Manikarnika. Affectionately, her
family members called her Manu.
at the age of four her mother died. While
pursuing studies, she also took formal training in martial arts, which included
horse riding, shooting and fencing. To know
the complete life history of Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi.
Rani Laxmi Bai was
married to Raja Gangadhar Rao Newalkar at the early age of 7 to the Maharaja of
Jhansi in 1842 and the became the rani of Jhansi after their marriage, she was given the name Laxmi Bai.
The Raja was very affectionate towards her.
She gave birth to a son, Damodar Rao, in 1851.
However, the child died when he was about four months old. After his death, the
Raja and Rani of Jhansi adopted Anand Rao. Anand Rao was the son of Gangadhar
Rao’s cousin, and was later renamed Damodar Rao. It is said that the Gangadhar
never recovered from his son’s death, and died on 21 November 1853.When the
Maharaja died, Rani Laxmi Bai was just eighteen years old, After the death of her husband the head
of the British government of India refused to allow her adopted son to become
raja and Jhansi was then ruled by the British.
But never lost her courage and took up the responsibility of protecting the
interests of Jhansi. Rani Jhansi was determined not to give up
Jhansi. She strengthened its defences and assembled a volunteer army. Women
were also given military training. Rani's forces were joined by warriors
including Gulam Gaus Khan, Dost Khan, Khuda Baksh, Lala Bhau Bakshi, Moti Bai,
Sunder-Mundar, Kashi Bai, Deewan Raghunath Singh and Deewan Jawahar Singh.
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Women were also given military training to
fight a battle. In the revolt, Rani Lakshmibai was accompanied by her generals. Women were also given military training to fight a
battle. In the revolt, Rani Laxmibai was accompanied by her generals.
While this was happening in
Jhansi, on May 10, 1857 the soldier Mutiny of India started in Meerut. This
would become the starting point for the rebellion against the British. It began
after rumours were put about that the new bullet casings for their Enfield
rifles were coated with pork/beef fat, pigs being taboo to Muslims and cows
sacred to Hindus and thus forbidden to eat. British commanders insisted on
their use and started to discipline anyone who disobeyed. During this rebellion
many British civilians, including women, and children were killed by the
sepoys. The British wanted to end the rebellion quickly.
Her hesitation eventually came to an
end when British troops arrived under Sir Hugh Rose and laid siege to Jhansi on
23 March 1858. An army of 20,000, headed by Tatya Tope, was sent to relieve
Jhansi but failed to do so when his forces engaged with the British on 31
March. Three days later the besiegers were able to breach the walls and capture
the city. The Rani escaped by night with her son, surrounded by her guards,
many of them women.
Along with the young Damodar Rao, the Rani decamped to Kalpi along
with her forces where she joined other rebel forces, including those of Tatya
Tope. The Rani and Tatya Tope moved on to Gwalior, where the combined rebel
forces defeated the army of the Maharaja of Gwalior after his armies deserted
to the rebel forces.
In March 1858 British forces led by Sir Hugh Rose came to Jhansi to take back the city from the Rani who now wanted independence. Jhansi was besieged and finally taken after strong resistance. Many of the people of the city were killed in the fighting and afterwards. The Rani escaped to Kalpi and jointly with the Maratha general Tatya Tope then seized Gwalior. In the battle in which the British forces commanded by Sir Hugh Rose conquered Gwalior, fought on 17 and 18 June on the second day of fighting, the great heroine of the first struggle for India freedom ,at the age of 23 years, she lost her life .that unfortunate day was 18th June of 1858
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