Review of Revolution 1857
Keywords:
Revolution 1887, legitimacyAbstract
This research paper examines the 1857 revolution. On the afternoon of May 10, 1857, the sepoys in Meerut's cantonment revolted. The uprising spread quickly from the sepoy lines to the ordinary people of the town and surrounding villages. The sepoys took the bell of arms (where the arms and ammunition were stored) and then attacked and killed the white people, ransacking and burning their bungalows and property. The records office, jail, courthouse, post office, and treasury were all destroyed and looted. The Delhi telegraph line was severed. As night fell, a group of sepoys rode away towards Delhi.
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