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Sepoy Mutiny

noun
1.
Discontent with British administration in India led to numerous mutinies in 1857 and 1858; the revolt was put down after several battles and sieges (notably the siege at Lucknow).  Synonym: Indian Mutiny.





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... THE SEPOY MUTINY (1857-1858).—The echoes of the Crimean War had barely died away before England was startled by the most alarming intelligence from the country for the secure possession of which English soldiers had borne their part in the fierce struggle ...
— A General History for Colleges and High Schools • P. V. N. Myers


Words linked to "Sepoy Mutiny" :   rising, Republic of India, uprising, revolt, insurrection, Bharat, rebellion, India


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