August 15th we're gonna celebrate our independence day. The independence from the British rule of over 200 years. There were two Kings who early on resisted the British rule and fought till their last breath. Nawab Siraj Ud Daulah and Tipu Sultan.
Siraj-Ud-Daulah
The Battle of Plassey (or Palashi) is widely considered the turning point in the history of India, and opened the way to eventual British domination. After Siraj-Ud-Daulah's conquest of Calcutta, the British responded by sending fresh troops from Madras Chennai to recapture the fort and avenge the attack. A retreating Siraj-Ud-Daulah met the British at Plassey, but betrayed by a conspiracy hatched by Jagat Seth, Mir Jafar, Krishna Chandra, Umi Chand etc, he lost the battle and had to escape. He went first to Murshidabad and then to Patna by boat, but was eventually arrested by Mir Jafar's soldiers. Siraj-Ud-Daulah was executed on July 2, 1757 by Mohammad Ali Beg under orders from Mir Jafar.
Tipu Sultan
The Sultans of Mysore, Hyder Ali and Tipu proved much harder nuts to crack. They defied the British and their allies. They fought four valiant wars. In the fourth war British gold effected what British guns had so far failed to accomplish. The ministers betrayed the master. Tipu refused to surrender and died bravely fighting in defence of his fort.
---- Tara Chand, History of the Freedom Movement in India,
revised edn., Delhi, 1965, I, pp.226-27.
Must Watch Video of a movie made on Tipu Sultan
Reaction of British after seeing Tipu dead
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2R60xM1lwA (unable to embed, so please click to watch :) )
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