Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : Kunwar Singh
The correct answer is Kunwar Singh. - The rebellion in Bihar was led by Kunwar Singh.
- He was nearly 80 when he took charge of the sepoys who were placed at Danapur on 25 July 1857.
- Singh and his troops laid an attack on the district headquarters at Arrah.
- He held the fort for 7 days when British officer Major Vincent Eyre took Arrah back.
- Eyre’s troops also raided Jagdispur.
- Kunwar Singh: (1777 – 1858)
- He was a distinguished leader during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
- He was a well-known leader of the Revolt of 1857 from Bihar.
- He belonged to a Ujjainiya (Panwar) Rajput house of Jagdispur, currently a part of Bhojpur district, Bihar, India.
- In March 1858, Kunwar Singh conquered Azamgarh (now in UP).
- He later returned to his home and led a successful battle near Jagdispur on 23rd July.
- The British led by Captain le Grand were defeated in this battle although Kunwar Singh was badly injured.
- He was a master at guerrilla warfare.
- In 1966, the Government of India issued a stamp in his honour.
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