Soon , the rebels had also captured Conquering large tracts of the North-Western Provinces and Awadh ( Oudh ) .

However , it then took Conquering the remainder of 1857 and the better part of 1858 for the rebellion to be suppressed Control in Jhansi , Lucknow , and especially the Awadh countryside .

In some regions , most notably in Awadh , the rebellion took on the attributes of a patriotic revolt Change_of_leadership against European oppression .

The Third Battle of Panipat took place Process_start on 14 January 1761 at Panipat , about north of Delhi , between a northern expeditionary force of the Maratha Empire and invading Attack forces Military_operation of the King of Afghanistan , Ahmad Shah Abdali , supported Supporting by two Indian allies—the Rohillas Najib-ud-daulah , Afghans of the Doab region and Shuja-ud-Daula-the Nawab of Awadh .