Arrange the following in a chronological order.
(A) Rani Jhansi killed in battle
(B) British suffer defeat in the Battle of Chinhat
(C) Shah Mal killed in battle
(D) Rising in Lucknow
(E) British forces under Havelock and Outram enter the Residency in Lucknow
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (D), (B), (C), (E), (A)
(D) Rising in Lucknow — 30 May 1857, a few weeks after the mutiny began at Meerut on 10 May.
(B) British suffer defeat in the Battle of Chinhat — 30 June 1857, when the British forces under Henry Lawrence were defeated.
(C) Shah Mal killed in battle — July 1857. Shah Mal had led the villagers of pargana Barout in Uttar Pradesh in the revolt.
(E) British forces under Havelock and Outram enter the Residency in Lucknow — 25 September 1857, when they cut through the rebel forces and reinforced the besieged British garrison.
(A) Rani Jhansi killed in battle — June 1858, the last of the five.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
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* A similar question.
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part III — Chapter 10: Rebels and the Raj (2025-26)
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