Nana Saheb and Tatya Tope's plan to begin the revolt simultaneously failed, but people had started revolting sporadically and it was becoming a great problem for the British. The British asked for Nana Saheb's help to subdue the revolt at Kanpur. Nana Saheb and Tatya Tope grab the opportunity to capture the Kanpur Fort. As a deal, he gives safe passage to a few Britishers escaping from rebels.