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After the rebellion tensions settled down and eventually India became independent from the Imperialistic rule of Britain in 1947. The rebellion brought not only the death of soldiers, but of women and children also. This shows that the rebels were valiant and even though they lost the war they fought hard. In the words of Lord Krishna, we will, if we are victorious, enjoy the fruits of victory if defeated and killed on the field of battle, we shall surely earn eternal glory and salvation."(Hibbert 383). MANGAL PANDEY - Mangal Pandey, an ordinary sepoy in the employment of the British became a great hero when he rebelled against their tyranny.

The revolt only lasted for one year but the rebels fought hard and were determined,"We fight for independence. This is known as the First War of Independence. It started in Meerut and extended to Agra, Lucknow, and Delhi. They felt that they had no choice but to rebel against the British government. Indian Mutiny also called Sepoy Mutiny or the First War of Independence was a widespread but unfortunately unsuccessful rebellion against the British in India in 1857-1859. These cartridges were greased with cow and pig fat, which offended the religious beliefs of the sepoys. This shows that tension had been growing between the British and the Indians but the cartridges were the final push to make them truly revolt against the empire. The Sepoy Mutiny was started by sepoys (Indian soldiers) who were angry about new cartridges that were being forced on them to use. But the cartridges were only the catalyst for a revolt that was based on long standing grievances." (Indian Voices). The sepoys were required to bite open the cartridges, and would come into direct contact with the cow and pig grease, which was insulting to Hindus and Muslims respectively. Many native infantrymen (sepoys) believed that these new cartridges introduced in early 1857 had been greased by cow and pig fat. The sepoy mutiny was started for a number of reasons," The traditional explanation of the offensive rifle cartridges causing the initial outbreak of mutiny is only part of the story. The Sepoy Mutiny, or The 1857 Indian Rebellion was the largest rebellion against British Imperialism ever.