This was the period of the first Indian freedom struggle when Mangal Pandey, who became the first hero of this struggle, sounded the rebellion horn in 1857. At the same time, as Rani Laxmibai of Janas began her campaign against the British and the East India Company in Jhansi, Kalpi and Gwalior, on the other hand, the leading warriors of the guerrilla regime, Tatia Tope and Nana Sahib of Gwalior, Indore, Mau, Nemuch were engaged in fanning the flames of rebellion by wandering In Mandsor, Jabalpur, Sagar, Damoh, Bhopal, Sihur and Vindhya districts. At the same time, there was another Ranbankura whose heroic story still inspires people.
India's first free-fighting hero, Jagdishpur's Babu Beer Kunwar Singh, is known as a unique character with the ability to fight and win even at the age of 80. Despite his old age and poor health, he did not give up. The British fought bravely, but fought firmly.
Konwar Singh was born in the village of Jagdishpur in the Shahabad (Bhojpur) district of Bihar, in the year 1777 to the grandsons of the famous ruler Bhoj. His younger siblings, Amar Singh, Dhyalu Singh, Rajpati Singh, Babu Udwant Singh, Umrao Singh and Jajraj Singh were from the same well-known Jagirdar family.
Babu Kunwar Singh is said to have been the owner of the precious and huge Jagirs in the Shahabad district. The good-hearted and popular Kunwar Singh was very much liked by his farmers. He was popular among the villagers as he had a good penetration into British rule. Many British officers were friends with him, but because of this friendship, he did not become British.
The role of Babu Kunwar Singh was very important during the freedom struggle of 1857. Hindus and Muslims together fought against the expulsion of the British from India. Mangal Pandey's bravery pitted the entire country against the British.
Babu Kunwar Singh led the Indian soldiers. On April 27, 1857, he captured the city of Ara along with the Danapur and Bhojpuri soldiers and other comrades. In this way, Kunwar Singh's campaign began to free the prisoners by breaking the prison in Arah and seizing the treasury.
Kunwar Singh opened the second front at Bebeganj, where on August 2, 1857 the British disposed of six. When the British army tried to attack Ara, a fierce battle broke out in the Beibang and Paihia forests. The brave freedom fighters moved towards Jagdishpur. The British opened fire on Jagdishpur. The wounded were also hanged. The palace and fortress were destroyed. Kunwar Singh was never defeated or surrendered to the British, he was diagnosed with the infection, when the British's gun's bullet hit his hand, then he cut off his hand and threw in the river Ganga.
In September 1857 he went to Rewa, where he met Nana Sahib and fought another battle from Banda to Kalpi, but after Tatea was defeated by Sir Kalan, Kunwar Singh went to Lucknow instead of going to Kalpi.
Meanwhile, Babu Kunwar Singh accompanied brave Ramgarh soldiers to play uprising drums in Bandar, Rawan, Azmgarh, Banaras, Balia, Gazipur and Gorakupur. However, the story of Kunwar Singh's victory was short-lived as British troops regained Lucknow and occupied Azangar. Meanwhile, Kunwar Singh began to return to Bihar.
When Kunwar Babu was crossing the river Ganga to go to Jagdishpur, a British bullet hit his arm. He cut his wrist with his sword and threw him into the river. In this way he headed with his army towards the woods and defeated the English army and reached Jagdishpur on April 23, 1858. He was badly wounded. This great hero of the 1857 Revolution finally died on April 26, 1858, showing indomitable courage.
