In 1859, when Tatya Tope was hanged, the Hindoo Patriot saluted his martyrdom and recognized the efforts of Lakshmi Bai and Kunwar Singh.
The low supplies of food, water and medicine added to the misery of the British Forces who accepted Nana Sahib offer of safe passage to Allahabad.
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After the battle of Gwalior Tatya undertook a campaign in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh and the Narmada River regions and in Khandesh and Rajasthan.
Tatya Tope | ''Mato-tope holding a lance and wearing painted and quilled shirt'': aquatint by Karl Bodmer | ''Mato-Tope, Adorned with the insignia of his warlike deeds.'': aquatint by Karl Bodmer |
During the Indian Rebellion of 1857-58, the regiment, under the command of Major WG Duncan, operated in Central India against the Marathas led by Tatya Tope and the Rani of Jhansi.