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Saturday, May 30, 2026

Collection of facts about the Indian Rebellion of 1857

This post is a collection of facts about the Indian Rebellion of 1857. There are 12 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• India vs. British East India Company
• Caused by British social reforms, land taxes and treatment of princes
• Mutiny of sepoys in Meerut near Delhi (May 10th, 1857)
• Lead to rebellions in the upper Gangetic plain and central India
• Bahadur Shah Zafar declared Emperor of Hindustan by rebels
• Rebels captured territory in North-West Provinces and Awadh
• Britain recaptured Delhi in the Siege of Delhi (June - September 1857)
• Delhi and Lucknow heavily damaged during the conflict
• Indian defeat at Gwalior (June 20th, 1858)
• Britain granted amnesty to rebels not involved in murder (November 1st, 1858)
• Government of India Act of 1858: Dissolution of the East India Company and creation of the British Raj
• Estimated casualties: 800,000 Indians and 6,000 British