HomeCreate an AccountSign-inWish ListTop

Newsletter

Subscribe

Indian Mutiny (1857)

The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major, but ultimately unsuccessful, uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. 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, though incidents of revolt also occurred farther north and east. The rebellion posed a considerable threat to British power in that region, and was contained only with the rebels' defeat in Gwalior on 20 June 1858. On 1 November 1858, the British granted amnesty to all rebels not involved in murder, though they did not declare the hostilities to have formally ended until 8 July 1859. The rebellion is known by many names, including the Sepoy Mutiny, the Indian Mutiny, the Great Rebellion, the Revolt of 1857, the Indian Insurrection, and the First War of Independence.

For Queen and Company : Vignettes of the Irish Soldier in the Indian Mutiny
More Info

For Queen and Company

Vignettes of the Irish Soldier in the Indian Mutiny
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #2

David Truesdale, John Young

112 pages c 60 ills & maps

Paperback £19.95
Including FREE UK delivery

Despatched within 1-2 working days

Also available in : Helion Digital Edition

Buy Now

The Raugh Bibliography of the Indian Mutiny : 1857-1859
More Info

The Raugh Bibliography of the Indian Mutiny

1857-1859

Harold E Raugh Jr

904 pages 1 b/w map

Paperback £45.00
Including FREE UK delivery

Despatched within 3-5 working days

Buy Now

Contact Us

Helion & Company
Unit 8, Amherst Business Centre
Budbrooke Road
Warwick
CV34 5WE

01926 499619

info@helion.co.uk

XFacebookInstagramYouTube