Arrange the following historical events chronologically:
(A) Rising in Lucknow
(B) Mutiny starts in Meerut
(C) Rani Jhansi killed in battle
(D) Sepoy mutiny in Aligarh
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (B), (D), (A), (C)
(B) Mutiny starts in Meerut — 10 May 1857. The sepoys of the Meerut cantonment broke out in mutiny late in the afternoon, and a group of them rode off to Delhi that night.
(D) Sepoy mutiny in Aligarh — 20-27 May 1857, along with Etawah, Mainpuri and Etah.
(A) Rising in Lucknow — 30 May 1857. Lucknow, the capital of Awadh, became one of the main centres of the revolt.
(C) Rani Jhansi killed in battle — June 1858, a year later.
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