Central India Campaign

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The Central India Campaign was a major British military operation during the Indian Rebellion of 1857–1858 aimed at suppressing rebel forces and reasserting colonial control across central India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British military operation ⓘ
event in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
aftermath annexation and reorganization of several central Indian states ⓘ
strengthening of direct British Crown control after 1858 ⓘ
belligerent Bengal Army loyalists ⓘ
British Empire ⓘ
East India Company forces ⓘ
casusBelli widespread rebellion against British rule in 1857 ⓘ
commander Hugh Henry Rose ⓘ
Sir Hugh Rose, 1st Baron Strathnairn ⓘ
linked to: Sir Hugh Henry Rose

Sir Robert Hamilton ⓘ
Sir William Mansfield ⓘ
conflict Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
countryInvolved United Kingdom ⓘ
endTime 1859 ⓘ
historicalPeriod British Raj precursor period ⓘ
historicalSignificance key role in ending large-scale military resistance in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
location Bundelkhand ⓘ
Central India ⓘ
Gwalior region ⓘ
linked to: Gwalior division

Malwa ⓘ
militaryFormationInvolved Bombay Army units ⓘ
linked to: Bombay Army

Central India Field Force ⓘ
Hyderabad Contingent ⓘ
Madras Army units ⓘ
linked to: Madras Army
notableEngagement Battle of Gwalior (1858) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Gwalior

Battle of Jhansi ⓘ
Battle of Kalpi ⓘ
Battle of Kunch ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Koonch

Siege of Jhansi ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Jhansi
objective reassertion of British colonial control in central India ⓘ
suppression of rebel forces in central India ⓘ
opposedBy Indian princely rebels ⓘ
forces of Rani Lakshmibai ⓘ
forces of Tatya Tope ⓘ
rebel sepoys ⓘ
participant Gwalior Contingent ⓘ
Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi ⓘ
linked to: Rani Lakshmibai

Rao Sahib ⓘ
Tatya Tope ⓘ
partOf Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
collapse of organized rebel resistance in central India ⓘ
consolidation of British rule in central India ⓘ
startTime 1858 ⓘ
theatreOfWar Central India theatre of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ

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Battle of Jhansi → partOf → Central India Campaign ⓘ
Central India Field Force → theatreOfOperations → Central India campaign of 1858 ⓘ
linked to: Central India Campaign
Central India Campaign → theatreOfWar → Central India theatre of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
linked to: Central India Campaign
Hugh Rose → notableFor → Central India campaign ⓘ
linked to: Central India Campaign
Hugh Rose → participatedIn → Central India campaign ⓘ
linked to: Central India Campaign
Lord Ellenborough → notableEvent → Gwalior Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Central India Campaign
Kotah-ki-Serai → associatedWith → Gwalior campaign of 1858 ⓘ
subject linked to: Kotah-ki-Serai, near Gwalior
linked to: Central India Campaign
Capture of Asirgarh Fort → partOfCampaign → British central India campaign ⓘ
linked to: Central India Campaign
Hugh Henry Rose, 1st Baron Strathnairn → notableWork → Central India campaign during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
subject linked to: Sir Hugh Henry Rose
linked to: Central India Campaign
Battle of Betwa → partOfCampaign → Central India campaign ⓘ
linked to: Central India Campaign
Relief of Saugor → partOfCampaign → Central India operations of 1857–1858 ⓘ
linked to: Central India Campaign
Relief of Saugor → militaryTheater → Central India theater of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
linked to: Central India Campaign
Battle of Kalpi → partOf → Central India Campaign ⓘ
Hugh Henry Rose → notableWork → Central India campaign of 1858 ⓘ
linked to: Central India Campaign
Sir Robert Hamilton → notableWork → Central India Campaign ⓘ
Sir Robert Hamilton → participatedIn → Central India Campaign ⓘ
Sir Robert Hamilton → conflict → Central India Campaign ⓘ