Who was the English Officer-in-Charge of Delhi at the time of the Revolt of 1857?

Correct option is C

The correct answer is (c) Lieutenant Willoughby

Explanation:

• Lieutenant Willoughby was the English Officer-in-Charge of the Delhi Magazine at the time of the Revolt of 1857.
• When the mutineers arrived in Delhi from Meerut, he valiantly defended the magazine.
• Upon realizing he could no longer hold it, he blew up the magazine to prevent the vast store of ammunition from falling completely into rebel hands.

• The Revolt in Delhi was nominally led by the Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, while the real command was with General Bakht Khan.
• Delhi was eventually recaptured by the British forces in September 1857 after a long and brutal siege.

• General Hewett (Option A)
  He was the commanding officer at Meerut when the sepoys mutinied there on May 10, 1857.
• Lieutenant Hodson (Option B)
  He was a British intelligence officer who captured Bahadur Shah Zafar and executed his sons and grandson at Khooni Darwaza.
• John Nicholson (Option D)
  He was the British officer who led the successful assault to recapture Delhi but was mortally wounded during the battle.