Why were the Indian soldiers unwilling to use the Enfield rifle
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because Indians were believers of their religion and as the Enfield rifle was made up pig and cow fat they refused it..
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The sepoys, a generic term was used for native Indian soldiers of the Bengal army. The spark that led to a mutiny in several sepoy companies was the issue of new gunpowder cartridges for the Enfield rifle in February, 1857. ... Loading the Enfield required tearing open the greased cartridge with one's teeth.
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