Multiple choice

Who amongst the following could not be captured by the British in 1857?

  1. Bahadur Shah II

  2. Mangal Pandey

  3. Nana Sahib

  4. Tantia Tope
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Explanation

Of the 1857 rebellion leaders, Nana Sahib successfully escaped to Nepal after the fall of Kanpur and was never captured by the British. Bahadur Shah II was captured and exiled to Rangoon. Mangal Pandey was executed before the rebellion fully spread. Tantia Tope continued guerrilla warfare until April 1859 when he was betrayed and captured.

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