Ramachandra Pandurang Tope (1814 - 18 April 1859), also known as Tatya Tope(?????? ????) (pronounced Toh-pey), was an Indian leader in the First War of Independance of 1857 and one of its finest generals. He was a personal adherent of Nana Sahib of Kanpur. He progressed with the Gwalior contingent after the British reoccupation of Kanpur and forced General Windham to retreat from Kanpur. Later on, he came to the rescue of Rani Laxmi Bai. However he was only defeated by General Napier's British Indian troops, after betrayal by his trusted friend Man Singh. He was executed by the British Government at Shivpuri on 18 April 1859.
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1814
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18 April 1859 (aged 44)
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