The Great Revolt
The revolt of 1857 is known as the uprising of the Indian independence struggle which almost lasted for the next century.The revolt is also referred as the sepoy mutiny of 1857.This was when the Indians unitedly showed the first sign of resistance against the British.It all started with the introduction of new bullets by the British, known as the Enfield cartridges.The bullets were rumoured to be coated with the fats of cows and pigs.To use these bullets the sepoys had to remove the coating by biting it.This was against the religious faiths of Hindus and Muslims and the sepoys disagreed with it because most of them were Hindus and Muslims.When they found that the Britishers were lying and hiding this fact, they were in rage.The sepoys were oppressed and forced by the British to use the bullets.They revolted by destroying all the institutions which represented the British.On 10th May, the soldiers marched to the jail in Meerut and released the imprisoned sepoys.They attacked and killed ...