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Mutiny} a collective disobedience of rules and regulations within the armed forces, , Revolt a rebellion of people against established authority and power., The terms ‘revolt’and ‘rebellion’ can be used synonymously., , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , In the context of the revolt of 1857 rm. refers primaril: the uprising of th, civilian population (peasants,zamindars, rajas, jagirdars)while the was of the, sepoys., TIMELINE, 1801 Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Wellesley in Awadh, 1856 Nawab Wajid Ali Shah deposed; Awadh annexed, 1856-57 Summary revenue settlements introduced in Awadh, by the British, 1857, 10 May Mutiny starts in Meerut, 11-12 May Delhi garrisons revolt; Bahadur Shah accepts nominal, leadership, 20-27 May Sepoys mutiny in Aligarh, Etawah, Mainpuri, Etah, 30 May Rising in Lucknow, May-June Mutiny turns into a general revolt of the people, 30 June British suffer defeat in the battle of Chinhat, 25 Sept British forces under Havelock and Outram enter the, , Residency in Lucknow, , , , July, , Shah Mal killed in battle
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> The revolt was started on 10th May of 1857 in the town of Meerut., => It ended on 20 June 1858., , > The Revolt of 1857 is called ‘sepoy mutiny’ because it started by, sepoys(Indian soldiers in British indian Army), , > The revolt of 1857 is called ‘First war of Indian Independence’, , > Sepoys, Indian Native rulers(Princes),Peasants, common people, participated, , > The revolt of 1857 initiated by sepoys in the Bengal Presidency against, the British officers., , > The first martyr of 1857 revolt was Mangal Pandey., > He attacked his British sergeant on 29 March 1857 at Barrackpore., > Lord canning was the governor general at that time, , >The revolt of 1857 marked the end of rule by the British East India, company., , »> After this, in 1858, India was directly ruled by the British government, through representatives called as Governor-General
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> Late in the afternoon of 10 May 1857, the sepoys in the cantonment of, Meerut broke out in mutiny., , > It began in the lines of the native infantry, spread very swiftly to the, cavalry and then to the city., , > The ordinary people of the town and surrounding villages joined the, sepoys., , > The sepoys captured the bell of arms (storeroom in which weapons are, kept)., , > They attacked white people, and burnt their bungalows and property., , > Government buildings - the record office, jail, court, post office, treasury,, etc. - were destroyed and plundered., , > The telegraph line to Defhi was cut., , > The sepoys arrived at the gates of the Red Fort early in the morning on 11, May., , > They demanded that the emperor Bahadur Shah II give them his blessings., carried on in the name of the Mughal emperor, , > Soon Bahadur Shah II became one of leaders of revolt
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> The sepoys began their action with a signal:, firing gun or sounding of the bugle., , > They first seized the bell of arms and plundered the treasury., , > They then attacked government buildings — the jail, treasury, telegraph office,, record room, bungalows — burning all records., , > Everything and everybody connected with the white man became a target., => Proclamations were issued in Hindi, Urdu and Persian, , > Called upon the population, both Hindus and Muslims, to unite, rise and, exterminate the firangis (foreigners), , > Money-lenders and the rich also were attacked, > Individual Britons tried to save their own lives and the lives of their families., > One British officer noted, “British rule collapsed like a house made of cards”, , > Reports from different cities tell us about the breakdown in routine activities., Like reports from the Delhi Urdu Akhbar
