Rani Jhansi Bai, the heroine of the 1857 First War of Independance was killed on 17th June 1858 while defending her fort against the British attack.
The great revolt of 1857 brought in to focus great leaders who fought against the British imperialism. Bahadur Shah Safar was the nominal leader, being the Mogul Emperor. Nana Saheb, Tantia Topi, Jhansi Rani, Kunwar Singh of Bihar, Bakht Khan of DelhiKhan Bahadur Khan of Bareilly, Maulavi Ahamadullah Shah of Faizabad,Begum Hazrat Mahal and many other leaders rose to the occassion and led the revolt.Bahadur Shah Safer was taken prisioner and transported to Rangoon where he died in 1862.Most of the others were killed while fighting.
Rani Jhansi Bai was killed on 17th June along with her adopted prince while fighting against the British. Her heroism is still sung in many of the ballads by the local people.
1857 revolt was crushed. But it sowed the seeds of further revolt to free the country from the foreign yoke which reached victory on 15th August 1947.