TATYA TOPE,MILITARY COMMANDER FOR INDIAN REBELLION 1857 DIED 1859 APRIL 17
TATYA TOPE,MILITARY COMMANDER FOR INDIAN REBELLION 1857 DIED 1859 APRIL 17 .Tatya Tope also misspelled as Tantia Tope[a] (1814 - 1859), was a general in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and one of its notable leaders. Despite lacking formal military training, Tatya tope is widely considered as the best and most effective rebel general on the Indian mutiny[2]. Born as Ramachandra Panduranga Yawalkar to a Marathi Deshastha Brahmin[3] family, he took on the title Tope, meaning commanding officer. His first name Tantia means General. A personal adherent of Nana Saheb of Bithur, he progressed with the Gwalior contingent after the British reoccupied Kanpur and forced General Windham to retreat from the city. Later on, Tatya Tope came to the relief of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi and with her seized the city of Gwalior. However, he was defeated by General Napier's British Indian troops at Ranod and after a further defeat at Sikar, he abandoned the campaign.[4] According to an offi...