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5 giorni fa · The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. [4] [5] The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the form of a mutiny of sepoys of the company's army in the garrison town of Meerut , 40 mi (64 ...
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9 mag 2024 · Indian Mutiny, widespread but unsuccessful rebellion begun in 1857 against British rule in India. It began when Indian troops (sepoys) in the service of Britain’s East India Company refused to use purportedly tainted weaponry. One consequence of the mutiny was the establishment of direct British governance of India.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
3 giorni fa · The Indian rebellion of 1857 was a large uprising in northern and central India against the East India Company. The conditions of service in the company's army and cantonments had increasingly come into conflict with the religious beliefs and prejudices of the sepoys.
18 mag 2024 · Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence. Siege of Lucknow, (25 May–27 November 1857), sustained assault and eventual relief of the British "Residency" (British governmental headquarters) in India’s northern city of Lucknow, part of 1857–58 Indian Mutiny against British rule.
- Tony Bunting
4 giorni fa · Siege of Delhi, (8 June–21 September 1857). The hard-fought recapture of Delhi by the British army was a decisive moment in the suppression of the 1857–58 Indian Mutiny against British rule. It extinguished Indian dreams of recreating the rule of the Mughal Empire.
- Tony Bunting
26 mag 2024 · The Revolt of 1857, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny or India’s First War of Independence, was a major uprising against British rule in India. The 1857 uprising was widespread even if it failed. For the British crown, the British East India Company served as a sovereign power in India.
22 mag 2024 · The revolt of 1857, often termed as India’s first war of independence was one of the most significant events in colonial India. The reason for this mass upsurge has to be sought in the nature of British rule which adversely affected the interest of almost all sections of the society.
