Indian Rebellion of 1857
1857–58 uprising against British Company rule / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Indian Rebellion of 1857, also called the Great Indian Event of 1857, the Indian Mutiny, the Sepoy Mutiny,[2] India's First War of Independence, or India's First Struggle for Independence, began on 10 May 1857 at Meerut as a mutiny of sepoy of the British East India Company's army. Sepoy in the Presidency of Bengal revolted against their British officers.
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A 1912 map of 'Northern India: the Revolt of 1857-58' showing six centres of rebellion including the principal ones: Murree, Meerut, Delhi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Jhansi, and Gwalior | |||||||||
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