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
Royal Marines
Charles Mitchell
Charles Townshend
George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe
James Dutton
Jeremy Moore
John Maitland
John Pitcairn
Julian Thompson
Keith Mills
Maurice Hankey, 1st Baron Hankey
Prince Philip
Robert Sturges
Thomas Davey
17th Horse (Poona Horse)
70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot
74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot
78th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot
Frontier Force Regiment
Punjab Regiment (Pakistan)
Royal Ulster Rifles
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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