Bakht Khan

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Bakht Kahn
Bakht Khan was the commander in chief of Rebellion 1857 against British for freedom. He was born in Rohikhand on 1797 and later became a subedar in the army of East India company. The Rebellion began on May 10 - 1857 in the Garrison town of Meerut 40 miles north east of Delhi. The Rebellion posed a considerable threat to British power in that region the rebels defeat in Gwalior on 1 November 1858 the British granted amnesty to all rebels. Then the Indian rebellion was fed by resentment that had emerged against elements of British rule. Many Indians did rise against British but many others fought for the British and the mejority remaining complaint the British rule. The cities of Delhi and Lucknow were laid waste in the fighting the British.
When Bakht Khan heard of the Rebellion in Meerut he decided to march to Delhi to support Moghul emperor Bahadur Shah Jafars army. But some incidents happened at that time Bakht Kahn arrived in Delhi on July 1857 with his forces. With his arrival the leadership position did improve. Bakth Khans superior abilities quickly became evident and the emperor gave him authority of commander in chief. Bakht Khan faced many problems which needed his immediate attention. The first and foremost problem was financial second one was logistical one of supplies. British forces assaulted the city in September 1857. Before that Delhi was besiezed on 8 July 1857. On 14 September the British assaulted the Kashmir gate and Bahadur Shah fled to Humayuns tomb before surrendering to British against Bakht Khans pleas. The emperor was arrested. 
After the out break of mutiny in Meerut the rebels quickly reached Delhi and declared its very one year old Moghul ruler as emmperor of Hindustan. Soon they also captured large tracts of the north -western provinces and Awadh. We all know that Bakht Khan was in the Bengal horse artillery for 40 years and gallantly bought Britishers in Delhi,Bengal,Shajahanpur and Lucknow under the last Moghul prince Mirza Zahiruddin and Mirza Mahal. On May 1859 he was mortally wounded in a battle against British units and died in action.

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