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Babu Kunwar Singh was a great hero of the first freedom struggle of India, who at the age of 80 had the ability to fight and win.
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Babu Kunwar Singh, an anti-injustice and lover of freedom was a skilled army hero.
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Despite his waning age and deteriorating health, he never bowed to the British, but faced them firmly.
Veer Kunwar Singh was born on 13 November 1777 in Jagdishpur village in Bhojpur district, Bihar. His full name was Babu Veer Kunwar Singh.
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His father's name was Babu Sahabzada Singh and mother's name was Pancharatna Kunwar. His father was among the descendants of the famous ruler Bhoj. His parents had four children. His younger brothers were Amar Singh, Dayalu Singh and Rajapati Singh.

Babu Kunwar Singh was a leader during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. He belonged to a family of the Ujjainiya clan of the Parmar Rajputs of Jagdispur, currently a part of Bhojpur district, Bihar, India.

After his father's death in 1826, Kunwar Singh became a Taluqdar of Jagdispur.
His brothers inherited some villages however a dispute arose as to their exact allocation. This dispute was eventually settled and the brothers seemingly returned to having cordial relations.

He married the daughter of Raja Fateh Naraiyan Singh, a wealthy zamindar of the Deo-Munga estate in Gaya district who belonged to the Sisodia clan of Rajputs.

Singh led the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in Bihar. He was nearly 80 and in failing health when he was called upon to take up arms. He was assisted by both his brother, Babu Amar Singh and his commander-in-chief, Hare Krishna Singh.

Some argue that the latter was the real reason behind Kunwar Singh's initial military success. He gave a good fight & harried British forces for nearly a year & remained invincible until the end.He was an expert in the art of guerilla warfare.His tactics left the British puzzled.

Singh assumed command of the soldiers who had revolted at Danapur on 25 July. Two days later he occupied Arrah, the district headquarters. Major Vincent Eyre relieved the town on 3 August, defeated Singh's force and destroyed Jagdishpur.

During the rebellion, his army had to cross the Ganges river. Douglas' army began to shoot at their boat. One of the bullets shattered Singh's left wrist. Singh felt that his hand had become useless and that there was the additional risk of infection due to the bullet-shot.

He drew his sword and cut off his left hand near the elbow and offered it to the Ganga.

Singh left his ancestral village and reached Lucknow in December 1857 where he met with other rebel leaders.

In March1858 he occupied Azamgarh & managed to repel the British attempts to take the area.However,he had to leave the place soon.Pursued by Brig. Douglas,he retreated towards his home in Ara,Bihar.On 23 April,Singh had a victory near Jagdispur over the force led by Cap. le Grand

In his last battle, fought on 23 April 1858, near Jagdispur, the troops under the control of the British East India Company were completely routed. On 22 and 23 April, being injured he fought bravely against the British Army and...

...with the help of his army drove away the British Army, brought down the Union Jack from Jagdispur Fort and hoisted his flag. He returned to his palace on 23 April 1858 and soon died on 26 April 1858.

The Republic of India issued a commemorative postage stamp on 23 April 1966, to honor his contribution to the independence movement of India. The Government of Bihar established the Veer Kunwar Singh University, Arrah in 1992.

In2017,Veer Kunwar Singh Setu,also known as Arah-Chhapra Bridge,was inaugurated to connect North-South Bihar. In2018,to commemorate 160th anniversary of Kunwar Singh's death,Bihar govt moved a statue of him to Harding Park. It was officially designated as"Veer Kunwar Azadi Park".