What was the greased catridges incident ? Explain it.
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This was the first fight of India for independence. It was alleged that Britishers were using Greased Cartridges the ones that contain The fat of Cows and Pigs. Due to this Indian Sepoy of British army both Hindu and Muslim revolted against Britishers as Pig was unholy to Muslims and Cow was worshiped by Hindus.
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An uprising in several sepoy companies of the Bengal army was sparked by the issue of new gunpowder cartridges for the Enfield rifle February, 1857. The cartridges were rumoured to have been made from cow and sow fat. Loading the Enfield required tearing open the greased cartridge with one's teeth.
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