The Muslims were angry because they thought that the paper cartridges had pig fat in them. The cartridges that were used in the new rifles had to be bitten open. The immediate event which angered the Sepoy was about the ammunition for the new rifles they had to use were Enfield rifles.
Moreover, the Bengal Army was paid less than the Madras and Bombay Armies, which increased their fears over pensions. This applied only to recruits, but older Sepoy suspected that it might apply to those already in service. Another financial grievance stemmed from the general service act, which denied retired Sepoy a pension. As the East India Company expanded, soldiers were now expected to serve in less familiar regions, such as in Burma, and also to make do without the “foreign service” remuneration they had got previously.
There were some changes in the terms of their service, which may have created resentment. The domination of higher castes in the Bengal Army has been blamed in part for the initial mutinies that led to the rebellion. In contrast, the Madras Army and Bombay Army were “more localized, caste-neutral armies” that “did not prefer high-caste men”. They cut back the enlistment of lower castes in 1855. The Bengal Army recruited higher castes, such as Rajputs and Bhumihar brahmins. The make-up of these armies varied from region to region. The forces were divided into three presidency armies: Bombay, Madras, and Bengal. Before the Rebellion, there were 50,000 British troops, and 300,000 Sepoy serving in the East India Company military. The causes of the mutiny are hard to pin down, and have been much argued about. Sepoy in the Presidency of Bengal revolted against their British officers.
The Indian Rebellion of 1857, also called the Great Indian Event of 1857, the Indian Mutiny, the Sepoy Mutiny, India's First War of Independence, or India's First Struggle for Independence, began on at Meerut as a mutiny of Sepoy of the British East India Company's army. End of the Mughal Empire end of East India Companyīritish Indian Empire created out of former- East India Company territory, some land returned to native rulers, other land confiscated by the Crown.
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