The fort was the site of a battle during the Indian rebellion of 1857, which caused the end of the British East India Company's rule in India, and led to a century of direct rule of India by Britain.
Utvrda je bila mjestom bitke tijekom indijske pobune 1857. godine, što je prouzročilo kraj vladavine Istočnoindijske kompanije u Indiji, što je dovelo do stoljeća izravne britanske vladavine Indijom.