* Astronomy

Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Home -> Astronomy News -> Trash -> Indian Rebellion of 1857
Post Info TOPIC: Indian Rebellion of 1857
Blobrana


L

Posts: 131433
Date:
RE: Indian Rebellion of 1857
Permalink  
 

Indian mutiny: Remembering farmers who fought British rule

Indian soldiers, known as sepoys, set off a rebellion against the British rule in 1857, often referred to as the first war of independence. Ordinary farmers took up arms to support them in the fight against the British, but their contribution has been largely forgotten. A group of researchers is now trying to revive their memory, writes Sunaina Kumar.
The village of Bijraul, on the outskirts of Meerut district in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, had a small celebration on 10 May to mark the 160th anniversary of the uprising of 1857 - a rebellion against the rule of the British East India Company.
Read more



__________________
Blobrana


L

Posts: 131433
Date:
Permalink  
 

Indian Rebellion of 1857



The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the British East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon erupted into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, with the major hostilities confined to present-day Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, northern Madhya Pradesh, and the Delhi region. The rebellion posed a considerable threat to Company power in that region,and it was contained only with the fall of Gwalior on 20 June 1858. The rebellion is also known as India's First War of Independence

Read more 



__________________
Page 1 of 1  sorted by
 
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.
Home -> Astronomy News -> Trash -> Indian Rebellion of 1857


Create your own FREE Forum
Report Abuse 		Powered by ActiveBoard