Question

why sepoy mutiny cannot be termed as first war of independence​

Answer 1

Answer:

The Revolt of 1857 cannot be termed as a mutiny in the ordinary sense of the term. ... Though the sepoys were the chief players in the rebellion; a large number of Indians participated in this struggle of independence from an alien rule. The number of civilians killed was as large as that of the sepoys.

Answer 2

sepoy mutiny cannot be termed as first war of independence because before the sepoy mutiny the well known event which can be said as prelude of 1857 known as Vellore mutiny held in 1807 but it was suppressed by British officials