Battle of Nasibpur
The Battle of Narnaul (also called Battle of Nasibpur) was fought on 16 November 1857, between the British Raj and Ahirwal Kings during the First War of Indian Independence.[1] In 1857, Pran Sukh Yadav, Rao Tula Ram (ruler of Ahirwal), Rao Gopal Dev and Rao Dhan Singh (Jagirdar of Charkhi-Dadri) with their army of 5,000 infantry and 2,000 cavalry fought with the British at Nasibpur fort in Narnaul.[2] The battle was one of the most ferocious battles of the First War of Indian Independence.[3] During the Battle of Narnaul at Nasibpur on 16 November 1857, British lost 7000 British soldiers and their commanders Colonel Gerrard and Captain Wallace.More than 2000 British soldiers and officers Captain Craige, Captain Kennedy and Captain Pearse were wounded. Colonel Gerrard died after getting mortally wounded in a military engagement against Rao Kishan Singh.[4]Later, Pran Sukh Yadav settled at the village of Nihalpura and rehabilitated the kin of dead soldiers.[3]
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Rao Krishan Gopal, from Nangal Pathani village of Gurgaon district was the Kotwal of Meerut, who had played a prominent part in collaboration with Rao Tula Ram, Rao Gopal Dev, Rao Laxmi Chand and Pran Sukh Yadav, by organising the patriotic forces and participating in several battles against the British troops. He and his younger brother, Rao Ram Lal, were killed in this battle of Nasibpur.[5]
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- ↑ Dr Malti Malik, History of India, p. 356.
- ↑ Prakash, Buddha (1967). Glimpses of Hariyana. University of Kurukshetra.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Tribune India". 3 December 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ↑ Division, Publications. Who's WHO OF INDIAN MARTYRS Vol 3. ISBN 9788123021829.
- ↑ 1981, Haryana Review, Volume 15, p. 29.