alleryWhich British major had Bahadur Shah's sons shot at the Khooni Darwaza?
AJohn Nicholson
BWilliam Hodson
CJames Neill
DArchdale Wilson
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. William Hodson
1. Major William Hodson had the princes Mirza Mughal and Mirza Khizr Sultan and a grandson shot.
2. Nicholson died in the assault, Wilson commanded, Neill acted at Allahabad and Lucknow.
3. So William Hodson is correct.
_Source: Wikipedia, Indian Rebellion of 1857, Siege of Delhi_
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