WORLD WAR II
DECOLONIZATION PHASE
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Question
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Swordsman
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Musketeer
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Sepoy
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sepoys were Indian soldiers recruited from the native population of India by the European colonial powers. The sepoys were trained and armed in the European manner, and were organised into battalions led by European officers. The units were called “native sepoys” up till 1885, after which the term “native” was dropped.
Detailed explanation-2: -In its most common application, sepoy was the term used in the British Indian Army and, earlier, in the army of the British East India Company, for an infantry private.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sepoy | Indian soldier | Britannica.
Detailed explanation-4: -In late March 1857 a sepoy named Mangal Pandey attacked British officers at the military garrison in Barrackpore. He was arrested and then executed by the British in early April.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.