Arrange the following events of the Revolt of 1857 in a chronological order:

A. Rising in Lucknow.
B. Rani Jhansi killed in battle.
C. Awadh annexed by the British.
D. Shah Mal killed in battle.
E. Defeat of British in battle of Chinhat.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

C, A, E, D, B

The correct answer is Option (2) → C, A, E, D, B

The correct chronological order is:

C. 1856: Awadh annexed by the British.
A. 30 May 1857: Rising in Lucknow.
E. 30 June 1857: Defeat of British in battle of Chinhat.
D. July 1857: Shah Mal killed in battle.
B. June 1858: Rani Jhansi killed in battle.

Timeline of important events in the 1850s:

1856: Nawab Wajid Ali Shah deposed; Awadh annexed
10 May 1857: Mutiny starts in Meerut
11-12 May 1857: Delhi garrisons revolt; Bahadur Shah accepts nominal leadership
20-27 May 1857: Sepoys mutiny in Aligarh, Etawah, Mainpuri, Etah
30 May 1857: Rising in Lucknow
May-June 1857: Mutiny turns into a general revolt of the people
30 June 1857: British suffer defeat in the battle of Chinhat
July 1857: Shah Mal killed in battle
25 Sept 1857: British forces under Havelock and Outram enter the Residency in Lucknow

June 1858: Rani Jhansi killed in battle