Who said, "Wherever I am, there is Jagdishpur"?
Who said, "Wherever I am, there is Jagdishpur"? Correct Answer Kunwar Singh
The correct answer is Kunwar Singh.
Key Points
- Kunwar Singh (Lion of Bihar) led the Indian Rebellion of 1857 at Arrah, Bihar.
- He was the first Indian warrior after Shivaji to prove the efficacy of the warfare. Inspite of his old age, he fought bravely and puzzled the British forces for nearly a year.
- Kunwar Singh’s army had suffered heavy damage and lost ancestral stronghold, which he loved, had been destroyed, but the old lion still had his fangs bared and was willing to fight.
- To put heart back into the men from his estate, he said, ‘Wherever I am, that is Jagdishpur.’
- In the end, he was defeated by Major William Taylor and died in the battlefield on April 26, 1858 at Jagdishpur, Bihar.
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