The Great Revolt

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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 many British officers.They also seeked help from the Mughal ruler Bahadur Shah Zafar, who agreed to help them to fight the British.Mangal Pandey(1827–1857) was one of the leading sepoys who showed courage for resistance against the British.He was a sepoy in the 34th Bengal Native Infantry regiment of the British East India Company.He killed many British officers and he was executed at a young age of 29.He was one of the first freedom fighters of India.Other freedom fighters such as Tatya Tope, Nana Saheb Peshwa, Kunwar Singh and Rani of Jhansi were actively involved in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.They all sacrificed their lives for a common cause which was independence. In 1984, the Indian government issued a postage stamp to honor and remember Mangal Pandey.
-Mukund T

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