![]() ![]() ![]() The British arrested them, the sepoys went on a rampage and killed 50 European men, women, and children.Thus, the Sepoys revolted against the British army, which eventually ended the conflict through use of force. So a group of sepoys at an army post near Delhi refused to load their riflesvwith the new bullets. This angered Muslim Sepoys who were not supposed to consume pork, and the Hindu Sepoys who were not supposed to eat beef. Rumors circulated among the Sepoys that this cover had been greased with beef and pork fat. It began as a result of the rifle cartridges that were distributed to the Sepoys had to be bitten to remove a cover before being inserted into a gun. ![]() (1857-1859) A revolt by the hired Hindu and Muslim soldiers of the British East India Company it was known to the British as the Great Rebellion, to the Indians it was known as the First War of Independence. ![]()
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