Arrange the following major events associated with the Revolt of 1857 in a chronological order.

A. Escape of Nana Sahib to Nepal.
B. Subsidiary Alliance was devised by Lord Wellesley.
C. Takeover of Awadh by the British East India Company.
D. The Azamgarh Proclamation.
E. The sepoys in the Cantonment of Meerut broke out in mutiny.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

B, C, E, D, A

The correct answer is Option (1) → B, C, E, D, A

B. Subsidiary Alliance was devised by Lord Wellesley:1798
C. Takeover of Awadh by the British East India Company: 1856
E. The sepoys in the Cantonment of Meerut broke out in mutiny: 10 May 1857
D. The Azamgarh Proclamation: 25 August 1857
A. Escape of Nana Sahib to Nepal: 1858

Explanation:

1798: Subsidiary Alliance was a system devised by Lord Wellesley.

The takeover of Awadh in 1856 was expected to complete a process of territorial annexation that had begun with the conquest of Bengal almost a century earlier.

Late in the afternoon of 10 May 1857, the sepoys in the cantonment of Meerut broke out in mutiny. It began in the lines of the native infantry, spread very swiftly to the cavalry and then to the city.

The Azamgarh Proclamation was released on 25 August 1857.

At the end of 1858, when the rebellion collapsed, Nana Sahib escaped to Nepal.