​Leaderships of the Revolt

The storm-centres of the revolt were Delhi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Bareilly, Jhansi and Arrah. All these places threw up their own leaders who for all practical purposes remained independent, even though they accepted the suzerainty of Emperor Bahadur Shah.

Bakht Khan

  • At Delhi, emperor Bahadur Shah held nominal and symbolic leadership, but the real command lay with a Court of Soldiers headed by General Bakht Khan.
  • Bakht Khan had led the revolt of the Bareilly troops and brought them to Delhi. After the British occupation of Delhi in September 1857, he went to Lucknow and continued to fight the British until ....
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