The Indian Mutiny

(1857-58)

The ‘Great Mutiny’ of 1857-58 had the most profound consequences in the history of the British presence on the Indian sub-continent. Although its causes were varied, it centred around the mutiny of the Bengal army, and the subsequent attempts of various native rulers to take advantage of an opportunity to throw off British rule. It was a conflict fought without quarter on either side: with isolated British garrisons holding out against desperate odds until relief forces could be organised; and then a series of pitched battles slowly regaining control of disputed regions.

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