Name the leaders who contributed in 1857 freedom struggle.

The Revolt of 1857 is termed as the First War of Independence, that truly shook the roots of Britishers. The immediate cause of the struggle was the greased cartridge led by Mangal Pandey. On 11 May, 1857 the revolutionaries from Meerut reached Delhi and took control over it, under the leadership of Bahadur Shah Zafar. Prominent leaders that emerged from this were Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi, Nana Sahib of Kanpur, Azimullah and Tantya Tope, Kunwar Singh of Bihar, Rangoli Babu from South India and Begum Hazrat Mahal from Awadh. Khushal Singh provided military help. Rawat Kesari Singh sheltered Khushal Singh. Thakur Jodh Singh of Kothariya looted British property and gave shelter to Neemji Charan.
These leaders played an important role in asserting the 1857 Revolt and garnered strength that shook the notion of incompetence of Indians among Brithish.