After the Neemuch revolt, the revolutionary soldiers marched towards Delhi via which route through Rajasthan?

Explanation

After news of the Nasirabad revolt reached Neemuch, Colonel Abbot made the soldiers take an oath of loyalty on 2 June 1857. The Neemuch soldiers revolted on 3 June, burned the cantonment and marched towards Delhi through Chittor, Hammirnagar, Baneda and Shahpura. They then joined the revolutionary forces in Delhi. This march linked the uprising at the Neemuch cantonment with the wider anti-British military revolt centred on Delhi.

Why the other options are wrong

• (B) Udaipur, Bhilwara and Tonk were not the recorded stages of the Neemuch soldiers' march towards Delhi after the cantonment was burned.
• (C) Jodhpur and Bikaner indicate a western route, whereas the Neemuch soldiers marched through Chittor, Hammirnagar, Baneda and Shahpura.
• (D) Ajmer and Jaipur were not the recorded stages of the Neemuch soldiers' march after the revolt of 3 June 1857.

Concept

This question tests the Rajasthan segment of the Revolt of 1857, particularly the cantonment revolts and the routes followed by rebel soldiers. Such route-based facts connect events in Rajasthan with the wider uprising centred on Delhi.

Source

• Historical reference

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