Some lines on contribution of Uda Devi in the revolution of india

In the account of English writers, Uda Devi, known as 'Black Tigress', single-handedly rescued the sixes of British soldiers in the Ghadar of 1857. Uda Devi, Begum Hazrat Mahal was a commander in the women's army. The British army itself was astonished by the courage and valor shown by Uda Devi during the First War of Independence as the commander of the women's contingent.

In the freedom struggle of 1857, Uda Devi's soldier husband died in battle. When she saw her husband's body, she vowed to avenge his martyrdom. Once the British attacked the Indian soldiers resting in the garden under a well thought out strategy. A contingent of women's army led by Uda Devi was also in this garden at the time of the attack. The British soldiers were advancing rapidly, mercilessly killing the inattentive soldiers. Thousands of rebel soldiers were killed. Uda Devi, who was present with the women's contingent in one part of the field, saw that the necklace was certain, so she put on men's clothes. With a gun in her hands and a lot of ammunition on her shoulders, she climbed a tall peepal tree.

Uda Devi started firing on the British soldiers from the tree itself. Hiding behind tree branches and leaves, they did not allow the invading British soldiers to enter that part of the garden until their ammunition was exhausted. Uda Devi alone killed many British soldiers including two senior officers of the British Army. After the bullets ended, the British soldiers surrounded the tree and fired indiscriminately at them. Seeing no way out, when she started coming down from the tree, she was riddled with bullets. Wearing a jacket and pants, Uda Devi's body fell from the tree to the ground when her jacket was opened and an English officer was astonished to see that the brave soldier who sacrificed for the country was a woman in the guise of a man. Impressed by this bravery of Uda Devi, that British officer took off the hat and saluted and paid tribute to her.