https://mocomi.com/ presents: The Sepoy Mutiny

The Indian soldiers who fought for the British were among the first to revolt against them too. Watch this video and learn what caused them to fight against the people who employed them.

The use of animal grease on the cartridges of the newly introduced Enfield rifles was the last straw. While loading the rifles, soldiers had to bite off the end of the cartridges. It was made up of either pig or cow fat, which violated the religious sentiments of the Muslim and Hindu soldiers.

In 1857, three regiments of the army refused to use the ammunition for the Enfield rifles. These men were disbanded. Then later another 85 soldiers disobeyed orders to load their rifles. They were arrested. The rest of the soldiers mutinies on May 19, 1857. These men marched on to Delhi and demanded that the last Mughal Emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, take over as the ruler of India and the head of the rebels. Though he reluctantly agreed, the British defeated him and sent him into exile in Burma, where he dies in 1862.

This uprising came to be known as the Sepoy Mutiny or the revolt of of 1857. Mangal Pandey is the most famous figure of this uprising who attacked the British regiment. He was later arrested and hanged.

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