Sepoy Rebellion

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Sepoy Rebellion

• Who Sepoy (Indian soldiers in British army)
• What Rebelled against the British Army
• When 1857
• Where Delhi, India
• Why (Causes)
• Rifle cartridges were greased with beef or pork
  fat
• Cows were sacred to Hindus
• Muslims were not allowed to touch pork
• Britain required soldiers to serve in foreign
  lands
• Hindus believed they would lose caste if they
  served overseas
• Was it successful?
• Intense fighting, but British put down the
  uprising

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Locate India