1. First war of independence
By Dr. Rajesh Garg , Associate Professor ,Dept. of History , D.A.V (PG) college ,Bulandshahr, U.P. , India

2. Contents Sepoy movement Great revolt of 1857
First war of independence (part-1)
First war of independence (part-2)

3. Great revolt of 1857
The Great Revolt of 1857 is regarded as India’s First War of Independence against the British rule. It was the most remarkable single event in the history of India after the establishment of British rule. It was the result of the century-old British rule in India. In comparison to the previous uprisings of the Indians, the Great Revolt of 1857 was of a greater dimension and it assumed almost an all-India character with participation of people from different sections of the society. This Revolt was initiated by the sepoys of the company. So it has been commonly termed as `Sepoy Mutiny‘. But it was not simply a revolt of the sepoys.
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4. Sepoy Mutiny
Many historians called this First War of Independence as a ‘Sepoy Mutiny’ of For them it was just a bunch of Indian sepoys (soldiers) who had mutinied. They largely failed to recognize the involvement of a vast section of Indian society that took part in this struggle. Peasants and nobles all were involved. Lack of planning and co-ordination amongst people who took part in this struggle resulted in defeat of Indians. Many innocent people were killed on both sides
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5. First war of independence (part-1)
Due to all the epicentres being far from each other, there was communication gap between the leaders of different parts of India. starting of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, here is all you wish to know about the rebellion.
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6. First war of independence (part-2)
India's first war of independence, better known as the Indian Rebellion of 1857, began on this day, May 10 in the year The first martyr of the revolt was Mangal Pandey and the war was the result of accumulation of many factors over time. The rebellion of 1857 is considered the first blow that came to shatter the British rule in India. Some of the other rebellions and leaders included Rani Lakshmibai, Kunwar Singh, Bahadur Shah, Nana Saheb, Tatia Tope and Begum Hazrat Mahal.
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