Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The revolt of 1857 in Lucknow started on 30th May, 1857.
Statement II: The revolt of 1857 in Kanpur started on 28th june, 1857.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
(A) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
(B) Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
(C) Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect
(D) Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct
(C) Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect.
## Explanation
Statement I: The revolt of 1857 in Lucknow started on 30th May, 1857. This statement is correct. The mutiny began in Lucknow on the evening of May 30, 1857, led by the sepoys of the 7th Oudh Irregular Infantry, who were soon joined by other regiments. The city quickly became one of the major centers of the rebellion in the Awadh region.
Statement II: The revolt of 1857 in Kanpur started on 28th june, 1857. This statement is incorrect. The revolt in Kanpur (then Cawnpore) began much earlier, on the night of June 4-5, 1857. The sepoys stationed there mutinied, and Nana Saheb assumed leadership. The date of June 28, 1857, is significant as it was when Nana Saheb was declared the Peshwa, but it was well after the initial outbreak of the revolt.