June 8 – September 21, 1857 · North India Theater
June 8 – September 21, 1857
Delhi was the heart of the rebellion. A British siege force assembled on the Ridge north of the city and held it for nearly four months under cholera, typhoid, and repeated rebel sorties, until Nicholson arrived with Punjabi reinforcements. The Kashmir Gate was blown on September 14; Nicholson was shot in the chest leading the assault and died nine days later. By September 21 the Red Fort had fallen and Bahadur Shah Zafar surrendered at Humayun's Tomb.
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