Rebellion in the country side

(i) After the British were routed from Delhi there was no uprising for almost a week. Then a spurt of mutinies began. 

(ii) Regiment after Regiment mutinied and took off to join other troops at nodal points like Delhi, Kanpur and Lucknow. 

(iii)After them, the people of the towns and villages also rose up in rebellion. They raised around local leaders, zamindars and chiefs who were prepared to established their authority and fight the British.

(iv) In this rebel Nana Saheb of Kanpur, Birjis Qadr of Lucknow and his mother Begum Hazrat Mahal, Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi took active part in organizing the uprising against the British. Rani Avantibai Lodhi of Ramgarh raised and led the army agains the British who had taken over the administration of her state. 

(v)Many new leaders also came up and joined the revolt. Ahmaduallh Shah, a maulvi from Faizabad, came Lucknow to fight the British.