The town of Arrah featured quite prominently during the events of 1857. Here is an online book on '' The siege of Arrah, The relief that failed, The relief that succeeded, Herwald Wake: the man who held the fort at Arrah, Koer Singh hunted to his jungle stronghold, The magistrate of Ghazipur; and how he helped forward the relief of Arrah, Letters from John Nicholson and others''. Turning point in the Indian mutiny (1910) Author: Isabel Giberne Sieveking Publisher - London : D. Nutt Online at - http://www.archive.org/details/turningpointinin00sieviala And here is a story on the ''Koer Singh'' mentioned above - Kunwar Singh, the man known as Bihar's last lion. May 6, 2007 Bihar's last lion Kunwar Singh was the authentic Bhojpuri folk-hero. There are just two triggers in Jagdishpur (Arrah district, Bihar) to evoke memories of the legendary Kunwar (Kuer) Singh. One is the colossal black equestrian statue of the martyred Raja of Jagdishpur, who, apocryphal reports have it, cut off his hand with his sword when a bullet hit it, and dropped it into the Ganga as an "offering". A few days later, he was dead. That aside, two ageing descendants, six generations removed, live less than 10 miles from the town, in Dalippur village. In Bihar, the land time forgot, Veer Kunwar Singh is himself the forgotten hero. Few remember him in the place where he was born in 1777, and where he valiantly fought the Company forces for a year, at the age of 80, eventually succumbing on April 26, 1858. He was Bihar's last lion, annihilating the forces of Captain Dunbar and Captain Le Grand to liberate Azamgarh, participating with Tantya Tope in the Battle of Kanpur. In a country where heritage is just another word, Kunwar Singh is just another name. His fort and palace in Jagdishpur have been almost entirely demolished. Only two pillars remain, freshly coated with pale yellow lime wash. Full story at - http://theyear1857.wordpress.com/2007/05/06/bihars-last-lion/ ----- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar Nagpur, India