Question

why did the enfield rifle became a reason for the revolt of 1875​

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Answer:

The answer

Explanation:

Enfield rifle had bullets the cover of which first had to be peeled by mouth. Now these covers were greased with either cow or pig fat. Since the cow is considered holy among the Hindus and the Muslims don't eat pig this enraged to soldiers and caused them to revolt against the British.

This is why the Enfield rifle was the immediate cause for 1875 revolt.