Friday, March 4, 2011

The Sepoy Rebellion

The Sepoy, soldiers hired by the East Indian Trading Company, rebelled against their British employers after a new type of bullet cartridge was developed. This bullet had a covering made of animal fats which were sacred to the Muslim and Hindu Sepoy. The rebellion was so great that it took nearly a year for the British to reestablish their control.

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