The First War of Independence was the result of growing Indian distrust of the British in 1857. Britain referred to the war as the Sepoy Mutiny.
the Indian Mutiny
the revolt of 1857 was started by Indian soldiers at Meerut on 10 may,1857.the causes of the revolt were a) All sections of India were unhappy with the British rule. b) The Indian rulers who lost their territories were ready to fight. c) The dissatisfaction against the British finally got expression in the great revolt of 1857.
Rani Laxmi Bai
The revolt in 1857 was also known as the Sepoy Mutiny in India. It was caused because of the growing displeasure of the Indian soldiers working for the British East India Company. What sparked the revolt was that the British East India company gave the soldiers cartridges greased with cow and pig fat, which is against Hindu and Muslim religious ideology. This caused a revolt from the Sepoys, which caused the British Empire to take India from the BEI company.
Mangal Pandey was a sepoy who fired the shot that started the 1857 revolt for Indian freedom. His actions showed that the British could be revolted against.
The Indian sepoys began to distrust the British because of several events. They were trying to convert Hindus and Muslims to Christianity. The British were altering the length and terms of service in the army. The pension for soldiers was eliminated. The British began using tallow soaked ammunition cartridges.
British Indian Army was created in 1857.
The Sepoy Mutiny was a violent and very bloody uprising against British rule in India in 1857. It is also known by other names: the Indian Mutiny, the Indian Rebellion of 1857, or the Indian Revolt of 1857
the Indian Mutiny
because of the growing of indigo and cotton. And the British was selling it for a high price and the Indians were forced to buy the things which were coming from the britain. So the Indian leaders formed a congress and this let for the REVOLT OF 1857.
Sepoy Mutany of 1857 was the Indian rebelion from the british
the revolt of 1857 was started by Indian soldiers at Meerut on 10 may,1857.the causes of the revolt were a) All sections of India were unhappy with the British rule. b) The Indian rulers who lost their territories were ready to fight. c) The dissatisfaction against the British finally got expression in the great revolt of 1857.
Rani Lakshmi Bai
Rani Laxmi Bai
The revolt in 1857 was also known as the Sepoy Mutiny in India. It was caused because of the growing displeasure of the Indian soldiers working for the British East India Company. What sparked the revolt was that the British East India company gave the soldiers cartridges greased with cow and pig fat, which is against Hindu and Muslim religious ideology. This caused a revolt from the Sepoys, which caused the British Empire to take India from the BEI company.
The Indian rebellion of 1857 ended the rule of the British East India Company
the indian munity was in 1857.