1857 the First Independence War Supports Freedom of India
The traditional story of the 1857, the First Independence war was that the introduction of a new cartridge for the En field rifle provoked much of the beginning of the trouble.
The grease used to make the cartridges was derived from pigs and cows and these cartridges were wrapped in paper, which had been coated in grease which made the cartridges easier to load in rifle barrels, which would be highly offensive to Hindus and Muslims. This ground reality disturb the social and political life of the Indians and the social, political and even technological reforms had set the stage for Independence. Ultimately, the East India Company shut down in 1859.
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Mangal Pandey fired the First shot of the Uprising
On March 29, 1857, on the parade ground at Barrackpore, an Indian soldier named Mangal Pandey fired the first shot of the uprising by shooting a British Sergeant-Major and a lieutenant. His unit in the Bengal Army, which had refused to use the new rifle cartridges which are made up of a grease derived from pigs and cows. In the angry, Mangal Pandey was shot himself in the chest. He survived and was put on trial and hanged on April 8, 1857. This incident make Indians very angry, they started revolt almost all parts of the Indian subcontinent and shows unity in integrity. As the mutiny spread, the British began called mutineers "pandies". And Magal Pandey become the hero of all freedom fighters.
Throughout May and June in 1857 more units of Indian troops mutinied against the British Government and rule. Indian soldiers units in the south of India remained away from the First freedom Strugle against Britishers and become loyal to their higher officers, but in the north, many units of the Bengal Army turned on the British. And the uprising became extremely violent.
Indian Soldiers(sepoys) Refused to use the New Rifle Cartridges
In a large military camp (called a cantonment) at Meerut, near Delhi, a number of Indian soldiers(sepoys) refused to use the new rifle cartridges in early May 1857. The British Government punished them and put them in chains.
After Mangal Pande's "Balidaan" sacrifice, Indian soldiers(Sepoys) become more active and revolted on May 10, 1857, and things quickly became chaotic as mobs attacked British civilians, including women and children. Mutineers traveled the 40 miles to Delhi and soon the large city become angry in a violent revolt against the British rule. A number of British civilians in the city were able to flee, but many were killed. And Delhi remained in rebel months together.
Cawnpore Massacre and Closing of East India Company in India
Cawnpore Massacre was very horrific incident, the Cawnpore(presently it is called Kanpur) Massacre occurred when British officers with their family members and civilians, leaving the city of Cawnpore under a flag of surrender was attacked. In this massacre the British men were killed, and about 210 British women and children were taken as prisoner. A local leader, Nana Sahib, ordered their death. Sepoys(soldiers) refused to kill the prisoners, butchers were recruited from local bazaars to do the killing. The women, children and British Officers including infants were murdered, and their bodies were thrown into a well. Because no one ready to accept the British system and the "policy of doctrine" and finally British Government closed the East India Company in India in 1859.
The East India Company had been active in India for nearly 250 years, but the violence of the 1857 uprising led to the British government dissolving the company and taking direct control of India. And forced the British to reorganise the army, the financial system, and the administration in India, through the agreement of the Government of India Act 1858. India was thereafter administered directly by the British Government in the new British Raj. Queen Victoria issued a public announcement to Indians, which while lacking the authority of a constitutional provision, promised rights similar to those of other British subjects.
The Indian Independence movement in the 20th Century
The Indian Independence movement gained momentum in the 20th century, the events of the Revolt of 1857 were viewed as having been an early battle for Independence and it encourage thousands together soldiers as well as individuals, while individuals such as Mangal Pandey were hailed as early National heroes.
In India patriotic person like Jhansi Rani Lakshmi Bai, Subhas Chandra Bose, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bankim Chandra Chaterji, Chandra Sekhar Azad and many more started the Final Freedom Fighting and brought the Freedom to India in 1947 August 15.
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