Question

Why were the British able to crush the revolt of 1857 ?

Answer 1

The annexation of Indian territory and the rigorous taxation on Indian land contributed to a revolt against Britishrule that began in 1857. The revoltstarted as a mutiny of Indian sepoys (soldiers) in the service of the English East India Company in Meerut, a town northeast of Delhi.

Answer 2

there was no any political leader whom people follow his ideas
revolt was not spread in South India