European Resistance Organized Indian Freedom Struggle

Bawani Imli massacre

"1858 massacre"

Region 📍 Uttar Pradesh
Opponent ⚔️ British Empire
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The Bawani Imli massacre was the execution of 52 Indian fighters including Jodha Singh Ataiya by British East India Company forces on 28 April 1858 during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The executions took place on a tamarind tree, locally known as "Bawani Imli", 6 km from Bindki tehsil, and located 30 km from the town of Khajuha in Fatehpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. This event is considered a significant yet often overlooked episode in Indian independence movement.

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