HISTORY
MODERN INDIA
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of superior resources of the British empire
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it was poorly organised and the rebels had no common ideal
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it had very little nationalist sentiment
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it was localised, restricted and scattered
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Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is of lack of planning and leadership. The 1857 Mutiny failed mainly because of a lack of planning and leadership.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Revolt was a failure due to localized and poorly organized. The Revolt lacked mass support. The lack of common ideal among sepoys was the cause of the failure. It was hard to find a leader who has the military capability and political skills.
Detailed explanation-3: -The revolt of 1857 was widespread indeed but it failed to bring together the entire country. Southern India never participated in the mutiny. In fact, many rulers who first contributed to the war backed out when they saw the defeat of the sepoys. The sepoy mutiny was more localized.
Detailed explanation-4: -Reasons behind the failure: No planning or combined efforts and shortage of modern weapons. British suppressed the revolt brutally: They killed the sepoys by hanging their bodies from the trees and blew them after tying them from canons.
Detailed explanation-5: -The British had modern weapons and enormous resources but Indians lacked it. Indians were poorly organised and not well coordinated. The major cause for the failure was the disunity among Indian rulers . British army was well equipped and well efficient but Indian army was not . More items •08-Mar-2020