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Siege of Jhansi

Siege of Jhansi was a siege conducted on 23 March 1858 at Jhansi, in what is now India; it lasted 10 days. It was part of Indian Mutiny of 1857, which ran from 1857 to 1858. The recorded result: British–EIC victory.

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Defeat of the Peshwa's army before Jhansi
Defeat of the Peshwa's army before Jhansi. AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought23 March 1858lasted 10 days
WhereJhansi, India25.449N, 78.570E
OutcomeBritish–EIC victory
BelligerentsBritish Empire; 25px East India CompanyagainstRebel Company sepoys
Casualties and losses343 killed and woundedandAbout 5,000
Part ofIndian Mutiny of 18571857 to 1858

Where it sits in Indian Mutiny of 1857

Capture of Delhi, 1857Siege of Lucknow, 1857Siege of Cawnpore, 1857Siege of Delhi, 1857Battle of Badli-ki-Serai, 1857Battle of Jhelum - Indian Mutiny, 1857Battle of Aong, 1857Siege of Arrah, 1857Battle of Agra, 1857Battle of Najafgarh, 1857Second Battle of Cawnpore, 1857Capture of Lucknow, 1858Siege of Jhansi, 1858Battle of Sagnapur, 185818571858Siege of Jhansi, 1858
14 placed engagements of Indian Mutiny of 1857 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date23 March 1858
to 2 April 1858
PlaceJhansi, India
25.449N, 78.570E
KindSiege, nineteenth century
Casualties and losses343 killed and woundedAbout 5,000
Commanders
  • Hugh Henry Rose, 1st Baron Strathnairn
  • Rani of Jhansi
  • Tatya Tope
Siege of JhansiSiege of JhansiSiege of GwaliorBattle of ChanderiSiege of GwaliorBattle of ChanderiKanpur100 km25.449N, 78.570E
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Siege of Jhansi is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 354 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16034303, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Jhansi, revision 1373946407, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.