Question

why the first war of Independe is known as Sepoy muntiny​

Answer 1

Answer:

The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the form of a mutiny of sepoys of the Company's army in the garrison town of Meerut, 40 mi (64 km) northeast of Delhi (now Old Delhi). It then erupted into other mutinies and civilian rebellions chiefly in the upper Gangetic plain and central India,[a][6][b][7] though incidents of revolt also occurred farther north and east.[c][8] The rebellion posed a considerable threat to British power in that region,[d][9] and was contained only with the rebels' defeat in Gwalior on 20 June 1858.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explained below

Explanation:

It was a revolt by the Indian soldiers against the British. It was named Sepoy mutiny by the British as they wanted to downplay the nature of the revolt of 1857. Also, it was the first step to Independence of India or the first struggle for India. The mutiny, that is, rebellion was an unsuccessful revolt.

IT was the first organised struggle againgt the British rule.

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