What was the reaction of Indian soldiers for dismissing 85 sepoys from service? Explain
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April 24,
1857
, was a Friday. Col Carmichael Smith, commandant of the 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry Regiment, had ordered 90
sepoys
to assemble and use the disputed “greased cartridges”. The previous evening, the sepoys had taken an oath not to touch the cartridges. Thus, out of the 90 sepoys, 85 troops refused to use them. This was the first mass opposition to
British
authority triggering the
Revolt
of 1857. On the anniversary of the day when the troops refused to use ‘greased cartridges’, TOI revisits history.
Amit Pathak, fellow, Centre for Armed Forces Historical Research (CAFHR), and author of ‘1857 – A Living History’, said, “The planners of the uprising had been trying to start a revolt ever since January 1857 but had failed till then. The April 24 incident, in fact, happened by chance. Loading an Enfield rifle-musket required tearing the greased cartridge — which is said to have been made with a mixture of cow and pig fat — with one’s teeth. There were general orders to the entire Bengal army by the senior authorities that no officer should ask his sepoys to use the Enfield rifle until further orders. But Col Carmichael Smith took it upon himself to tell his men how to use the cartridges without biting them. Had it not been for Smyth’s initiative, the uprising was planned for May 30.”
The British maintained that the cartridges were not objectionable but because the sepoys refused to use them, the parade was dismissed which was followed by the proceedings at the court of inquiry in Meerut. After April 24, various fire incidents were reported in
Meerut
— the cause of which Britishers could not identify. The revolt had already begun.
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