Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy (Age 40) was born on 24 November 1806 in Rupanagudi village, Uyyalawada Mandal, Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh, India. He was a leader and a freedom fighter of India. He belonged to the Velanati Clan of Reddy’s and was the son of former Telugu Palegaadu Mallareddy and Seethamma.
In July 1846, an armed group was formed, led by Reddy’s right-hand man Vadde Obanna, which initially comprised those dispossessed of inam lands around Koilakuntla. Lord Cochrane, the Acting Collector for the area, suspected that Reddy had material support from fellow pensioners in Bhagyanagar and Kurnool, whose land rights had also been taken.
The group gained support from the peasantry and, as reported by Company authorities, rampaged in Koilkuntla, where they took back the looted treasury before evading the police and killing several officers at Mittapally. They also plundered Rudravaram before moving to an area near Almore, where they were pursued by the East India Company forces and surrounded.
A battle between Obanna’s 5000-strong band of rebels and a much smaller British contingent took place, resulting in around 200 rebels being killed and others being captured before breaking out in the direction of Kothakota and Giddalur, where Reddy’s family resided. After collecting his family, he and the rest of his contingent moved into the Nallamala Hills.
The British offered incentives for information on the rebels’ whereabouts, who were again surrounded amidst reports that unrest was now growing in other villages of the area. In a further skirmish between the rebels and the British, who had sent for reinforcements, 40-50 rebels were killed, and 90 were captured, including Reddy. Although there was no evidence of Obanna’s capture, he was possibly a captive along with his leader.
Nearly 1,000 warrants were issued for the rebels’ arrest, of which 412 were released without charge, 273 were bailed, and 112 were convicted. Reddy was also convicted and received the death penalty, which was executed on 22 February 1847 in Koilkuntla in front of a crowd of over 2,000 people. He passed away by 22 February 1847, Koilkuntla, Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy
(1806 – 1847) – (Andhra Pradesh)
Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy (Age 40) was born on 24 November 1806 in Rupanagudi village, Uyyalawada Mandal, Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh, India. He was a leader and a freedom fighter of India. He belonged to the Velanati Clan of Reddy’s and was the son of former Telugu Palegaadu Mallareddy and Seethamma.
In July 1846, an armed group was formed, led by Reddy’s right-hand man Vadde Obanna, which initially comprised those dispossessed of inam lands around Koilakuntla. Lord Cochrane, the Acting Collector for the area, suspected that Reddy had material support from fellow pensioners in Bhagyanagar and Kurnool, whose land rights had also been taken.
The group gained support from the peasantry and, as reported by Company authorities, rampaged in Koilkuntla, where they took back the looted treasury before evading the police and killing several officers at Mittapally. They also plundered Rudravaram before moving to an area near Almore, where they were pursued by the East India Company forces and surrounded.
A battle between Obanna’s 5000-strong band of rebels and a much smaller British contingent took place, resulting in around 200 rebels being killed and others being captured before breaking out in the direction of Kothakota and Giddalur, where Reddy’s family resided. After collecting his family, he and the rest of his contingent moved into the Nallamala Hills.
The British offered incentives for information on the rebels’ whereabouts, who were again surrounded amidst reports that unrest was now growing in other villages of the area. In a further skirmish between the rebels and the British, who had sent for reinforcements, 40-50 rebels were killed, and 90 were captured, including Reddy. Although there was no evidence of Obanna’s capture, he was possibly a captive along with his leader.
Nearly 1,000 warrants were issued for the rebels’ arrest, of which 412 were released without charge, 273 were bailed, and 112 were convicted. Reddy was also convicted and received the death penalty, which was executed on 22 February 1847 in Koilkuntla in front of a crowd of over 2,000 people. He passed away by 22 February 1847, Koilkuntla, Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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