what are the reason or the even that lead to 1857 revolt
class 8
Answers
Explanation:
Immediate Reason of Revolt of 1857. The immediate factor was the introduction of the 'Enfield' rifle. The cartridge had to be bitten off before loading it into the gun. Indian sepoys believed that the cartridge was greased with either pig fat or made from cow fat.
Place: Revolt of 1857 -Important Leaders
Delhi: Bahadur Shah II, General Bakht Khan
Kanpur: Nana Sahib, Rao Sahib, Tantia Tope, Azimullah Khan
Jhansi: Rani Laxmibai
Answer:
An uprising in several sepoy companies of the Bengal army was sparked by the issue of new gunpowder cartridges for the Enfield rifle in February 1857. Loading the Enfield often required tearing open the greased cartridge with one's teeth, and many sepoys believed that the cartridges were greased with cow and pig fat.