From Meerut, the mutineers made their way to Delhi, the imperial city and the seat of the last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar. The 11th of May would be a day of singular barbarity, and caught unawares, the inhabitants had very few choices. The army in Meerut failed them, and there was no one coming to their rescue.
Inconsolable Trials
The next posts look at the harrowing escapes from Delhi on 11 May, some successful, some less so:
With the first shock of mutiny over, the British now scramble to retake Delhi.
To Delhi – May and June 1857
In the Punjab, the situation was far from secure
Meeting the Crisis
The events in Delhi would be the forerunners of mutinies throughout the Bengal Presidency as station after station fell.
The North-Western Provinces – May 1857
Mutiny Reflections 