HISTORY
IMPERIALISM ASIA
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The grease stained the uniforms, which were expensive to replace
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The Sepoys invented the new weapons and were not paid for their use
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Most Sepoys were Muslim and Hindu and their religion had specific rules about cows and pigs
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Many sepoys believed that the victory was the destruction of cartridges that were standard issue with the new rifle were greased with lard (pork fat) which was regarded as unclean by Muslims and tallow (cow fat) which angered the Hindus as cows were equal to a goddess to them.
Detailed explanation-2: -The revolt began on May 10, 1857, at Meerut as a sepoy mutiny. It was initiated by sepoys in the Bengal Presidency against the British officers. This war of Independence marked the end of rule by the British East India company.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mangal Pandey was the first soldier who refused to use the greased cartridge. He was a sepoy in the 34th Bengal Native Infantry regiment of the British East India Company. His attack on British officers on March 29, 1857, was the first major incident of what came to be known as the Sepoy Mutiny.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Revolt of 1857 eventually broke out over the incident of greased cartridges. A rumour spread that the cartridges of the new enfield rifles were greased with the fat of cows and pigs. Before loading these rifles the sepoys had to bite off the paper on the cartridges. Both Hindu and Muslim sepoys refused to use them.
Detailed explanation-5: -Some days later, some sepoys of the regiment at Meerut refused to do the army drill using the new cartridges, which were suspected of being coated with the fat of cows and pigs. Eighty-five sepoys were dismissed from service and sentenced to ten years in jail for disobeying their officers. This happened on 9 May 1857.