WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -1857 Uprising in Barrackpore On February 26th, 1857, the sepoys of the 19th Bengal Native Infantry in Barrackpore protested the introduction of 1853 Royal Enfield Rifles, whose cartridges were rumored to be greased with pork and beef fat. They refused to use these cartridges as it violated their religious beliefs.

Detailed explanation-2: -Matters came to a head following the introduction of the Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle. Rumours spread that the cartridges for the new rifle were greased with pig and cow fat. This made them offensive to both Muslims and Hindus, and added weight to existing concerns about forced conversion to Christianity.

Detailed explanation-3: -To ease its passage down the gun barrel, each cartridge was heavily greased with beef or pork fat. This horrified the Hindu and Muslim sepoys. They would have to bite into beef or pork fat to use the new cartridges. This act, they believed, would violate their religions.

Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is Enfield Rifle. The incident of the greased cartridges was a major cause for the Revolt of 1857. An uprising in the several sepoy companies was sparked by the issue of gunpowder cartridges for the Enfield Rifle. The cartridges of the Enfield Rifle were greased with the fat of cow and pig.