Siege of Delhi
E18139
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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Delhi (1857) | 2 |
| Siege of Shahjahanabad | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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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Siege of Shahjahanabad
this entity surface form:
Siege of Delhi (1857)
this entity surface form:
Siege of Delhi (1857)