Hardly anyone is unfamiliar with Ramchandra Pandurang Rao Yolekar alias Tatya Tope, one of the leading heroes of India's first freedom struggle against the British East India Company. Through his valor and strategy, this general played his name in the country but also abroad.
He was so skilled in military campaigns that friends and enemies also tried to see and understand his campaigns with curiosity and curiosity.
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Life of Tatya tope:
Born in 1814 in Yole (or Yavale/Yule/Yavala) village of Nashik in Maharashtra, Tatya Tope was the only child of his parents Mrs. Rukmini Bai and Pandurang Anna.
Tatya Tope's real name was Ramchandra Pandurang Yevlekar. According to the facts, it is known that Tatya was born around 1813 or 1814. His father was a patriot as well as a great scholar. His scholarship was compatible with his caste. It is believed that Tatya's family had come to Bithoor along with Nana Saheb Peshwa in 1818.
An ambitious young man:
Tatya Tope was a very ambitious and far-sighted young man by behavior. He spent most of his years in the company of Bajirao's three adopted sons – Nana Saheb, Balasaheb, and Baba Bhatt, whose effect on his image can be seen.
He used to study the quality of war very closely from childhood. He used to show great interest in listening to the stories of many masters since childhood.
A great commander:
It is believed that with the arrest of the Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar about a year before Tatya Tope was hanged, the direct fighting between the rebels and the British forces of 1857 ended, but even after that Tatya Tope's world-famous guerrilla policy It troubled the British a lot. Due to this policy, he continued the struggle with the enemy for a long time. For nine consecutive months, he stunned half a dozen British commanders who were trying to capture him.
In the battle of 1857, Tatya Tope was very famous for his bold actions and victory campaigns, but still, he got less fame than Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi.
Where the war campaigns of Rani Lakshmibai were confined only to the areas of Jhansi, Kalpi, and Gwalior, Tatya spread like a vast kingdom to the Rajputana of Kanpur and Central India. Still, he did not get the fame that Rani Laxmibai got.
Known for his organizational ability, this warrior was hanged on 18 April in Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. Even today people remember his guerrilla warfare system.
फौलादी सैनिक भारत के इस तरह लड़े
अंग्रेज बहादुर एक दुआ मागा करते,
फिर किसी तात्या से पाला नही पड़े।
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2. वो आगे बढ़ते गए
अग्रेजों से युद्ध करते गए
क्राति की लहर लाते गए
देश के लिए सूली पर चढ गए।
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रगो मे खून हिदुस्तान का था
वो ना झुके दुश्मनों के सामने
मन मे देशप्रेम जगा गए।
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देश के लिए जिया करते
तात्या तोपे को याद करते।
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5. He was crowned with the title of Tope, whuch means commanding officer. Tantia, on the other hand, meant General.
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6. He was a Maratha Brahman in the service of the former Peshwa ruler of the Maratha confederacy, Baji Rao, and of his adopted son Nana Sahib, who was also prominent in the mutiny.
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7. He was one of the notable generals of the 1857 revolt.
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8. Tatya Tope in collaboration with Nana Sahib secretly organized an Anti-British upsurge.
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9. It was due to the bravery and valour of Tantia, that British forces - led by Sir Henry Havelock - were defeated on June 27, 1857.
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10. He was the top lientenant in 1857 rebellion in freedom fighter Rani Laxmi Bai's army in Jhansi
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11. Tantia Tope had the ideology of one-nation 'Bhartavarsha' which included India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan, according to historian Makkhan Lal.
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12. He specialised in guerrilla warfare techniques and was instrumental in defeating General Havelock of British Havelock of British Army twice.
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13. Tope was betrayed by his trusted friend Man Singh, who informed the British about his whereabouts.
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14. The British Army arrested him on April 7, 1859
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15. Tope boldly confessed to all his acts.
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16. He was hanged on April 18, 1859 in Shivpuri.
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17. He fought about 150 battles against the Britishers with no formal military training and was known as a guerrilla fighter.
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18. He forced British general CA Windham into his entrenchments in Kanpur on November 27–28. Although, he was defeated by Sir Colin Campbell in December that year.
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19. When Rani Lakshmi Bai died in June 1858, Tope cremated her body and performed the last rites.
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20. Tope took command of the rebel forces of the state of Gwalior in November 1857.
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21. He was a Maratha Brahman and the only son of Pandurang Rao Tope and his wife Rukhmabai.
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