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what was the immediate cause of the first war of independence?

Answer 1

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Revolt of 1857 was the first war of Indian independence. Its immediate cause was the use of greased cartridges which were required to be bitten with ones teeth before they could be fired.It was suspected that these were coated with the fats of cows and pigs .

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Answer 2

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Immediate causes for the revolt: The greased cartridges supplied for the new Enfield, Rifles was the immediate cause for the mutiny. The cartridges had to be bitten off before loading. Believing that the fat of cow and pig had been used to grease these cartridges, both Hindus and Muslims refused to use them as the cow is sacred to the Hindus and pig is detestable to the Muslims.