Nana Sahib

Nana Sahib led rebel forces in besieging the British garrison at Cawnpore (Kanpur). After a three-week siege, the British surrendered under a promise of safe passage, but the evacuation led to a massacre of British civilians and soldiers.

Nana Sahib's forces engaged British troops under General Havelock at Fatehpur. The rebels were defeated, forcing Nana Sahib to retreat and abandon Cawnpore, marking a turning point in the British recapture of the region.

Nana Sahib declared himself Peshwa, the titular head of the Maratha Confederacy, during the 1857 rebellion. This act aimed to restore Maratha rule and rally support against the British East India Company.

After the British suppression of the rebellion, Nana Sahib fled into the Nepalese Terai region. His ultimate fate remains unknown, with reports of his death in 1859 unconfirmed, making him a legendary figure of the rebellion.