 Richard Harte Keatinge led the assault, for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross.The city was transferred back to the Sindhias of Gwalior in 1861, and became part of Isagarh District of Gwalior state.After India's independence in 1947, Gwalior became part of the new state of Madhya Bharat, which was merged into Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 1956.