Babu Kunwar Singh Poses a Threat to the British

While the battle in Jhansi continues, Babu Kunwar Singh occupied the city of Azamgarh. The British remained holed up in their entrenchment. Even though Kunwar Singh, has no guns, his reputation is such that he has managed to create apprehension and terror in the British forces. The Governor-General Lord Canning who we are told, is encamping at Allahabad has instinctively understood the military and political implication of the situation. If Kunwar Singh is left unchecked in Azamgarh, he would cut off the communication between Benares, Allahabad and Calcutta.
So, now the Governor-General has ordered Lord Mark Kerr, a Crimen war veteran, to move against Kunwar Singh.