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Do you know the story of Queen Jancy in India?

Queen Jane West was one of the famous leaders of Indian national uprising from 1857 to 1859. Her original name was Manu Beye, and she was born in a small bureaucratic family in Benares, India. She loved riding and hunting since she was a child, and her martial arts were superb. Later, she married Gangadhar Rao, the king of Zhanxi, and became the Queen of Zhanxi, and changed her name to Laxmi Bai. /kloc-after Rao died in 0/853, there were no children, so Bayi acted as the adopted guardian to represent the king of Zhanxi, and was therefore called the "Queen of Zhanxi".

1857 in may, the Indian people broke out in a large-scale armed uprising, opposing British colonial rule and striving for national freedom and independence. On June 4, Queen Jane West led the local army to respond positively, killed the British colonists in Jane West and officially ascended the throne of Jane West. In August,1858,90,000 British colonial troops carried more than 100 cannons to counterattack Zhanxi. The queen personally served as commander-in-chief, leading the rebels and the people of the whole city to die temporarily to defend Zhanxi.

On August 24th, Zhanxi Campaign began. The British colonial army first used artillery; The heavy bombing of Zhanxi City destroyed many parts of the city wall. But Queen Jenny calmly commanded, and the rebels fired back, and ordered the women in the city to put on blankets and put away quilts.

The destroyed city wall was rebuilt. The two sides fought fiercely for 8 days and nights, but the British colonial army never advanced. However, due to the siege of Zhanxi City, the rebels' weapons and equipment are very simple and the situation is very difficult. On April 8, the enemy launched a full-scale attack on the insurgents. Due to the destruction of the mole, Zhanxi North and South successively fell, and the situation was extremely urgent. That night, the queen, dressed in men's clothing, carrying her adopted son and holding weapons, led dozens of cavalry out of the tight encirclement and came to Calbi to join the other two rebel forces. * * * Enter Gualiao, the central town of Egg Degree, and establish political power here. At this time, the British army has occupied the main uprising stronghold and is concentrating its forces on pursuing the Queen's Rebel Army.

At the beginning of June, the British army surrounded Gualior. Queen Jane West led the troops to fight calmly and repelled the crazy attacks of the enemy many times. /kloc-in June of 0/8, the British army captured Gualiaoer city with superior forces, and the Queen led the army to launch a thrilling battle with the enemy outside the city. As soon as the queen's team withdrew from the city, a British army immediately surrounded it. In the face of enemies besieged from all directions, the queen was fearless, taking the lead alone, waving her sabre and bravely slashing. At this moment, a British cavalry suddenly attacked from behind. Suddenly, the queen's head and right eye were bleeding profusely, but she still used up her last strength, brandished a sabre and killed the British cavalry who hurt her. She fell off her horse. At this time, a loyal maid rushed up at once and rescued the queen from the tight encirclement. A few minutes later, Laxmi Bay, Queen of Yancey, gave her young life for the liberation of the Indian nation at the age of 23.