Dated 10 May 1857, this telegram reported unrest among Indian troops at Ambala Cantonment, providing key evidence in re-examining the uprising’s origins from Meerut to Ambala.
India's largest upcoming memorial museum on the freedom struggle of 1857
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Step into a recreated telegram office from 1857
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Galleries
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The Path to Freedom
From Ambala to Delhi, Jhansi to Lucknow, the uprising of 1857 ignited India’s first united call for Freedom. Follow the turning points that transformed scattered resistance into a national movement for freedom.
Story of 1857
10 May 1857
The First Spark · Ambala
Soldiers of the Ambala cantonment refuse the greased Enfield cartridges and rise in open revolt. The first spark of Independence is struck — hours before Meerut catches the same flame.
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Heroes of Haryana
The land of warriors gave 1857 some of its bravest sons. Meet the heroes whose names history nearly forgot.
Rao Tula Ram
Rajendar Singh
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