Tatya tope autobiography
Tatya tope kanpur.
Tatya tope autobiography
Tatya Tope
Leader of the Indian War of Independence in
Tantia Tope (also spelled Tatya Tope,[a]Marathi pronunciation: [t̪aːt̪ʲa ʈoːpe]; 16 February — 18 April ) was a notable commander in the Indian Rebellion of [1]
Early life
Born as Ramachandra Panduranga Yewalkar to a MarathiDeshastha Brahmin[2][1] family, in Yeola, (near Nasik).
A personal adherent of Nana Saheb of Bithoor, he progressed with the Gwalior contingent after the British reoccupied Kanpur (then known as Cawnpore) and forced General Windham to retreat from the city. Later on, Tantia 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.[3]
According to an official statement, Tantia Tope's father was Panduranga Yewalkar and his mother was Rukhma Bai.
Tope was a Maraṭha Vashista Br