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The First Indian War for Independence: The British East India Company ruled India until 1857, when a revolt by the Sepoy army almost cost the British control over India. The uprising began when a rumor spread that the British had greased the gun cartridges with pig and cow fat.

Apr 09, 2018 · In April 1857, the British imprisoned a small group of Indian soldiers who refused to use the cartridges. The discontent that had simmered throughout India boiled over into rebellion, which became a vicious war for independence. It took more than a year of fighting and brutal reprisals for the British to reassert their control.

Jun 04, 2019 · The sepoy mutiny of 1857 was an outcome of the “greased cartridges” which had a catalytic effect on the religious sentiments of Hindu and Muslim soldiers. The Britishers were under an immense fear that such repeated rebellions in the future would lead to the end of British Colonial era from India forever. Although the rebellion failed, the ...