WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1857, Indian soldiers rose up against their British commanders. They were joined by native rulers and thousands of ordinary people in a struggle that threatened to destroy British colonial power on the Indian subcontinent.

Detailed explanation-2: -Indian Mutiny, also called Sepoy Mutiny or First War of Independence, widespread but unsuccessful rebellion against British rule in India in 1857–59. Begun in Meerut by Indian troops (sepoys) in the service of the British East India Company, it spread to Delhi, Agra, Kanpur, and Lucknow.

Detailed explanation-3: -Definition. The 1857-8 Sepoy Mutiny (aka Sepoy Rebellion, Indian Mutiny, The Uprising or First Indian War of Independence) was a failed rebellion against the rule of the British East India Company (EIC) in India.

Detailed explanation-4: -Indian Mutiny, or Sepoy Mutiny or Indian Rebellion of 1857, (1857–58) Widespread rebellion against British rule in India begun by Indian troops (sepoys) in the service of the English East India Company.

Detailed explanation-5: -Karl Marx was the first Western scholar to call the events of 1857 a “national revolt", although he used the term Sepoy Revolt to describe them.