By: Maleeka

The
British/Indian

Grade: 5B

war (the
Indian mutiny)
In this conflict India would have been right to get their country back from the British
people. The Indians had to fight for it though. It would not have come easily. This is the
story you will be hearing about now.

Perspective
That India was right to get their country back.
1. With US foreign policy pressurising the end of western imperialism, it seemed only a
matter of time before India gained its freedom.
2. Also split within Congress were those who advocated violence and those who stressed
non-violence.
3. Controversy remains over whether Britain developed or retarded India's economy.
4. 1,200 civil servants could not rule 300 to 350 million Indians without indigenous
'collaborators'.

5. The 'Great Rebellion' helped create a racial chasm between ordinary Indians and
Britons.
6. ...what the British intended and what they were able to achieve were often very
different things.
7. Shock inevitably stimulated much self-examination...
8. The authority of Brahmins and of doctrines of caste separation grew stronger,
not weaker.
9. To be a soldier in the Bengal army had become an occupation to which high
status was attached.

Causation
The packages that the bullets were in had cow fat or pig fat on it and the soldiers had to bite
the package open and that was against Hindu and Muslim religion.

Timeline
1600
1615
1748
1757
1792
1806
1857

1858

1869
1877
1885
1897
1914
1919

The East India Company (EIC) is formed

The company acquires its first territory in Bombay.
Anglo-French war in India.
War of Plassey.
The EIC defeats the Marathas and Tippu Sultan of Mysore.
10 July: Mutiny at Vellore
Mutiny of the Indian army a barrack pore
The rebellion becomes a war of Independence
First Indian war of Independence
Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mongul, is proclaimed as Emperor
The Mutiny is crushed and the last Mongul emperor, is disposed
The revolt is crushed ruthlessly
End of EICs rule in India
End of Mongul rule in India
British Crown takes over India, beginning of the Raj.
Mahatma Gandhi born in Porbandar, Gujarat (October 2)
Queen Victoria becomes empress of India
Indian National Congress is formed
Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee
The great war breaks out in Europe
Jalian Wala Bagh Massacre
Parliament passes the Rowlett acts

Map of
India
showing
the areas
affected
by
rebellion
in 1857

1939 World war II breaks out in Europe

1947 India and Pakistan become self-governing

Setting
The British Raj extended over almost all present-day India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, with
exceptions such as Goa and Pondicherry. In addition, at various times, it included Aden (from
1858 to 1937), Lower Burma (from 1858 to 1937), Upper Burma (from 1886 to 1937), British
Somaliland (briefly from 1884 to 1898), and Singapore (briefly from 1858 to 1867). Burma was
separated from India and directly administered by the British Crown from 1937 until its
independence in 1948. The Trucial States of the Persian Gulf were theoretically princely states as
well as Presidencies and provinces of British India until 1946 and used the rupee as their unit of
currency.

Emotions and feelings

External features
Britain did not respect their rules or their
religion of not eating pig or cow fat so the
soldier were unhappy about having to bite
open cartridges (bullets) covered in pig or
cow fat.

Internal features
The British didnt respect the Indian caste
system. The caste system in India separates
people from low to high worth. Britain had
taken over India and was taking all their
valuable resources (like spices and jewels).

Sources
1.

British India and the 'Great Rebellion'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians/indian_rebellion_01.shtml
2.

Timeline of British India

http://www.victorianweb.org/history/empire/india/timeline.html
3.
4.

British raj
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Raj#geographical_extent
Sepoy mutiny_ revolt of 1857in India | mocomi kids
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV0FYMlvtyU

In 1857 a large part of

the Indian army
rebelled against the
British authorities; the
ensuing bloodshed
sent shockwaves
throughout colonial
Britain. What lessons
were learned and how
did the rebellion shape
modern India?
Professor Peter
Marshall analyses the
impact of the uprising.

British
soldiers
racing to
quash the
Indian
mutiny at
Luck now in
1857

That is all for now. Thank for seeing/listening to my story.