Indian Rebellion of 1857
May 10, 1857 – November 1, 1858 · Meerut, Delhi
Result British victory
Major uprising against the rule of the British East India Company, also called the Sepoy Mutiny. Began 10 May 1857 as a sepoy mutiny at Meerut and spread across northern and central India. Suppressed by 1858; the British Crown took direct control of India on 1 November 1858, ending Company rule.
British East India Company
Indian rebels
Other
United Kingdom
Company rule; the Crown took over after the rebellion
Units
Battles 9
- Siege of Lucknow May 30 – November 27, 1857 · Initial British Defeat
- Siege of Cawnpore June 5–25, 1857 · Rebel victory
- Siege of Delhi (1857) June 8 – September 21, 1857 · British victory
- Battle of Chinhat June 30, 1857 · Rebel victory
- Battle of Aong July 15, 1857 · Company victory
- Battle of Agra August 2, 1857 · British victory
- Battle of Najafgarh August 25, 1857 · British victory
- Second Battle of Cawnpore November 19 – December 6, 1857 · British–EIC victory
- Siege of Jhansi March 23 – April 2, 1858 · British–EIC victory
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