Freedom Struggle Unsung Heroes of the Freedom Struggle While much has been written on the Indian Freedom Movement as led by the Congress and Gandhi, little is known of the numerous uprisings by peasants, tribal communities, princely states and other isolated revolutionary acts of resistance against the British. Heroic acts of resistance against the British during 1763 to 1857 are particularly unknown. The following is a listing of armed revolts that were brutally suppressed by the British as the East India Company consolidated it's rule in the century preceding the 1857 revolt:- 1763-1800               Sanyal Revolt includes:                                1763                        Dhaka                                1763-64                   Rajshahi                                1766                        Cooch Bihar                                1767                        Patna                                1766-69, 71, 76       Jalpaiguri, Rangpur and surroundings                                1770-71                   Purnea                                1773                        Mymensingh 1766-67                   Midnapur 1766-67                   Dhalbhum Rajas 1766-68                   Peasant's Revolt, Tripura    (led by Shamsher Ghazi in Roshanabad) 1769-70                   Sandip Islands                    (S. of Noakhali) 1769-99                   Moamarias, Jorhat/Rangpur 1776-89                   Chakmas, Chittagong 1781                        Gorakhpur, Basti and Bahraich 1783                        Rangpur Peasants 1787-99                   Sylhet includes:                                1787                        Radharam                                1788                        Khasi revolt                                1799                        Agha Muhammad Reza                                1788-89                   Birbhum, Bishnupur                                1792                        Bakarganj Peasants                                1794                        Vizianagram 1795-1805               Poligars Uprising includes Tinnevelly, Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga, Sivagiri, Madurai, N. Arcot 1797, 1800-05         Raja Kerala Verma, Kottayam 1799                        Chuar Peasants, Midnapur 1799-1800               Bednur 1799                        Vaji Ali, Awadh 1800, 1835-37         Ganjam, Gumsur 1800-02                   Palamau 1806                        Vellore Mutiny 1809                        Bhiwani 1810-16                   Naik Revolt (in Bhograi, Midnapur) 1808-09                   Travancore (under Velu Thambi) 1808-12                   Bundelkhand Chiefs 1810                        Abdul Rahman, Surat 1810-11                   Benaras Hartal/Agitation 1813-34                   Parlakimedi, W. Ganjam 1815-32                   Kutch 1816                        Rohilla Revolt included Bareilly, Pilbhit, Shahjahanpur, Rampur 1817                        Hathras 1817-18                   Paiks included Cuttack, Khurda, Pipli, Puri 1817-31,46,52         Bhils included Khandesh, Dhar, Malwa 1820-37                   Kols included Sighbhum, Chota Nagpur, Sambhalpur, Ranchi, Hazari Bagh, Palamau,                                                           Chaibasa 1819-21                   Mers, Marwar 1824                        Gujars, Kunja 1824                        Sindgi, Bijapur 1824-26                   Bhiwani, Rewari, Hissar, Rohtak 1824                        Kalpi 1824-29                   Kittur, Belgaum 1828-30,39,44-48   Kolis 1826-29                   Ramosis, Pune 1825-27,32-34        Garos. Also known as the Pagal Panthis Revolt - in Sherpur, Mymensigh distt. 1828-30                  Assam included Gadadhar Singh 1828-30, Kumar Rupchand 1830 1829-30                   Khasis led by Tirot Singh 1830-31,43              Sighphos (Assam/Burma border) 1929, 35-42             Akas (Assam) 1830-61                   Wahabis                (spread from Bengal, Bihar to Punjab and NWFP) 1831                        Titu-Mir, 24-Parganas 1830-31                   Mysore Peasants 1830-33                   Vishakapatnam 1832                        Bhumij, Manbhum 1833-34                   Coorg 1833                        Gonds, Sambhalpur 1838                        Naikda, Rewa, Kantha 1838-47                   Farazis, Faripur 1839                        Khamtas, Sadiya-Assam 1839-62                   Surendra Sai, Sambhalpur 1840                        Badami 1842                        Bundelas, Sagar 1844                        Salt Riots, Surat 1844                        Gadkari, Kolhapur 1844-59                   Savantvadi, N. Konkan 1846-47                   Narasimha Reddy, Kurnool 1848                        Khonds, Orissa 1848                        Nagpur 1848-66                   Garos, Garo Hills 1848-1900               Abors, NE Hills 1840-92                   Lushais, Lushai Hills 1849-78                   Nagas: Naga Hills 1850-52                   Umarzais: Bannu 1852                        Survey Riots: Khandesh 1852                        Saiyads of Hazara 1853                        Nadir Khan, Rawalpindi 1855-56                   Santhals included Rajmahal, Bhagalpur, Birbhum These revolts show the range and spread of the opposition to British consolidation. However, the fragmented nature of the opposition, and British Military superiority gave the British a decided edge. Although the resistance was often very heroic, the lack of coordination and disadvantageous timing led to brutal defeats. Nevertheless, some of these struggles raged for many years and culminated in the far more widespread revolt of 1857.