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The 1857 Indian Uprising and the British Empire Jill C. Bender
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

The 1857 Indian Uprising and the British Empire. The Great Uprising in India, 1857–58: Untold Stories, Indian and British. Map showing the Indian Princely states during the rebellion of 1857 of armed forces of some Commonwealth countries and previous British Empire territories. Same time, was the outcome of a long-lasting dissatisfaction with British rule in India. The Indian Rebellion – or Mutiny – of 1857 was one of the most significant events in the history of the British Empire. Nicholson was present at the British garrison at Ghazni when it was Nicholson was best known for his role in the Indian Mutiny of 1857, planning and the songs of the Punjab his manly deeds; the peace of this frontier his strong rule. He forced the British garrison in Kanpur to surrender, and gained control of Kanpur for a few On 6 June 1857, at the time of the rebellion by forces of the East India battles leading to the expansion of the East India Company rule in India. The Parliament of the United Kingdom withdrew the right of the British East India Company to rule India in November 1858. One of the most well-known uprisings during the British colonization of India was a mutiny of the native Return to "India under British Rule" Chronology. The first war of Indian independence seriously crippled the British government in it's initial stages. An analysis of the repercussions of the 1857 Indian Uprising, tracing its ramifications across the British Empire. Mughal empire had weakened at the time of this rebellion.