This act of Mangal put him in trouble as later the British troops surrounded him from all sides.īut ultimately Mangal Pandey killed himself by shooting at his own chest. Mangal Pandey was against this and he shot a lieutant and a British sergeant-major. This was because his unit did not agree to use those cartridges which had the grease of cows and pigs. The unit to which Mangal Pandey belonged to in the Bengal Army was going to be punished and disarmed. This shot perhaps turned out to be the first one in the revolt of 1857. He started shooting at a parade ground in Barrackpore on the 29 th of March. There was a Sepoy whose name was Mangal Pandey. This problem acted as a catalyst in this revolt of 1857 as there was a conflict among the soldiers because of the cartridges. These caused problems because the use of cows and pigs as the grease would offend the Muslim and Hindu soldiers who were working for the East India Company. But it was said that the grease that used to coat the cartridges were made from the cows and pigs. The cartridges that were used were coated in grease and covered in paper. But this cartridge caused a lot of problem. The Sepoy Mutiny had introduced a new cartridge which was specifically for the Enfield Rifle. According to this policy, if the ruler of any Indian state died and they did not have any heir, then the Company would take control of that State.ĭuring the mid 1800’s, many Indian states were annexed by the East Indian Company which made the Indian soldiers under them very offended. The British made a new policy which was known as the “Doctrine of Lapse”. But on the other side the British officers felt that they were not able to maintain their power on the Indian troops. Now it had become sure that the conversion to Christianity would happen for sure. Slowly more Christian missionaries started to come to India. Most of the Indians felt that the British had come to the country to spread Christianity in the country and very soon they would convert them into their religion and faith. But later on during the period of 1830’s and 1840’s things took a leap. In return of this they were very loyal to their head, that is, the British officers. The British officers used to command these Sepoy’s.Īfter the Sepoy’s were employed, they were very proud because of their military power. They were employed by the company for the purpose of maintaining order and also for defending the trading centers. The company employed many native soldiers. But with time, the company was involved more in diplomatic and military operation rather than on trading. This company came to India during the 1600’s for the purpose of trading in the country. The East India Company brought much of India under their control by the mid of 1850’s.
End of East India Company by the Revolt of 1857.Important incidents that occurred in the Sepoy Mutiny in the Revolt of 1857.
This is why this Revolt has been given other names apart from Sepoy Mutiny so that the intensity of the revolt is better understood by those names. The reason why this revolt has been given the name as Sepoy Mutiny is because it was the Sepoy’s of the company who took the initiative to start this revolt.īut one should consider this revolt as a small revolt. Almost all the people belonging to different sections of the society took part in this Great Revolt of 1857. But this one was a major one as it included a larger dimension. There were many other revolts before this. This War of Independence took place due the rule of British in India which last for a very long time.
This War is regarded as the most remarkable one which took place after the British came to India and began to establish their rule. It is considered as the country’s First War of Independence which was against the rule of the British. The Indian Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 is also known as the Great Revolt, Indian Rebellion, the Great Uprising and the Great Rebellion of 1857.
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