Rani Lakshmibai
Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi was an Indian Queen and warrior. She was one of the leaders of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and for Indian nationalists a symbol of resistance to the rule of the British East India Company in India.
The Rani was born Manikarnika Tambe into a Marathi family. She married Raja Gangadhar Rao, the Maharaja of Jhansi in 1842, and became the Rani of Jhansi. After the death of her husband the head of the British government in India refused to allow her adopted son to become the new Raja and Jhansi was then ruled by the British.
After all the British in Jhansi had been killed by mutinous Indian troops in June 1857 the Rani took over the administration provisionally until the British returned. However, she had to form an army to defeat the invading forces of Orchha and Datia and the British believed she had been responsible for the earlier British deaths. In March 1858, British forces came to Jhansi to take back the city from the Rani who now wanted independence. Jhansi was besieged and finally taken after strong resistance. Many of the people of the city were killed in the fighting and afterwards. The Rani escaped to Kalpi and jointly with the Maratha general Tatya Tope then seized Gwalior. However, she was ultimately killed in battle with the British forces in Gwalior on 18 June 1858.
The Drink:
East India Cocktail
1 1/2 oz brandy
1 tsp dark rum
1/2 tsp triple sec
1/2 tsp pineapple juice
1 dash bitters
Drinkability - 3.5
Drunkability - 4
Taxic Diversity - 3
Accessibility - 3
Priority of Conservation - 4
"Comments: These ratings are not as reliable as normal, I have been mostly doing it myself, without crowdsourcing from the rest of who are very drunk" - FR
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Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi was an Indian Queen and warrior. She was one of the leaders of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and for Indian nationalists a symbol of resistance to the rule of the British East India Company in India.
The Rani was born Manikarnika Tambe into a Marathi family. She married Raja Gangadhar Rao, the Maharaja of Jhansi in 1842, and became the Rani of Jhansi. After the death of her husband the head of the British government in India refused to allow her adopted son to become the new Raja and Jhansi was then ruled by the British.
After all the British in Jhansi had been killed by mutinous Indian troops in June 1857 the Rani took over the administration provisionally until the British returned. However, she had to form an army to defeat the invading forces of Orchha and Datia and the British believed she had been responsible for the earlier British deaths. In March 1858, British forces came to Jhansi to take back the city from the Rani who now wanted independence. Jhansi was besieged and finally taken after strong resistance. Many of the people of the city were killed in the fighting and afterwards. The Rani escaped to Kalpi and jointly with the Maratha general Tatya Tope then seized Gwalior. However, she was ultimately killed in battle with the British forces in Gwalior on 18 June 1858.
The Drink:
East India Cocktail
1 1/2 oz brandy
1 tsp dark rum
1/2 tsp triple sec
1/2 tsp pineapple juice
1 dash bitters
Drinkability - 3.5
Drunkability - 4
Taxic Diversity - 3
Accessibility - 3
Priority of Conservation - 4
"Comments: These ratings are not as reliable as normal, I have been mostly doing it myself, without crowdsourcing from the rest of who are very drunk" - FR
Hosted by CZ
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