- Rani Laxmibai was a key leader of the 1857 revolt in the Bundelkhand region. - After losing Jhansi to the British, she joined Tantia Tope and Rao Sahib Scindia (nephew of the Gwalior Maharaja), capturing Gwalior. - The British forces, led by Sir Hugh Rose, attacked Gwalior, and Rani Laxmibai was killed in battle near the city on June 17, 1858.