Siege of Delhi

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The Siege of Delhi was a pivotal 1857 military engagement in which British forces recaptured the Mughal capital from rebel sepoys, marking a turning point in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

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Siege of Delhi (1857) 3
Siege of Delhi canonical 2
Delhi 1857 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
event in the Indian Rebellion of 1857
military engagement
siege
alsoKnownAs Siege of Delhi
surface form: Siege of Shahjahanabad
belligerentSide Company and Crown forces
rebel sepoy forces
cause mutiny of Bengal Army sepoys
wider political discontent with Company rule
combatant Bengal Army
surface form: Bengal Army loyalist forces

British Army
British East India Company
Mughal-aligned rebels
rebel sepoys
commander Archdale Wilson
Bahadur Shah II
Bakht Khan
Henry Barnard
John Nicholson
conflict Indian Rebellion of 1857
country British India
date June–September 1857
effect destruction of parts of the city
dethronement of Bahadur Shah II
effective end of the Mughal Empire
heavy civilian casualties in Delhi
strengthening of British control over Delhi
endDate 1857-09-21
followedBy British retribution in Delhi
further British campaigns in northern India
involved artillery bombardment of Delhi
assault on the Kashmir Gate
street fighting inside the city
location Delhi
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire
notableFor recapture of the Mughal capital by British forces
symbolic blow to the rebellion
opponent forces loyal to Bahadur Shah II
partOf Indian Rebellion of 1857
precededBy outbreak of mutiny at Meerut
result British victory
collapse of rebel control of Delhi
recapture of Delhi by British forces
significance marked the end of Delhi as a center of rebel authority
turning point in the Indian Rebellion of 1857
startDate 1857-06-08
theatre northern India
surface form: North India
year 1857

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Indian Rebellion of 1857 notableEvent Siege of Delhi
Siege of Delhi alsoKnownAs Siege of Delhi
this entity surface form: Siege of Shahjahanabad
Battle of Gwalior relatedEvent Siege of Delhi
this entity surface form: Siege of Delhi (1857)
Zeenat Mahal associatedWithEvent Siege of Delhi
this entity surface form: Siege of Delhi (1857)
Bakht Khan participatedIn Siege of Delhi
this entity surface form: Siege of Delhi (1857)
King's Royal Rifle Corps battleHonour Siege of Delhi
this entity surface form: Delhi 1857