after taking possession of the company treasury, nana advanced up the grand trunk road stating that he wanted to restore the maratha confederacy under the peshwa tradition, and decided to capture cawnpore. on his way, nana met the rebel company soldiers at kalyanpur. the soldiers were on their way to delhi, to meet bahadur shah ii. nana wanted them to go back to cawnpore, and help him defeat the british. the soldiers were reluctant at first, but decided to join nana when he promised to double their pay and reward them with gold, if they were to destroy the british entrenchment.