WAR OF INDEPENDENCE 1857
In 1857 British faced a serious challenge to their rule in India known as "The Indian Rebellion of 1857" or "The war of independence 1857" was a war in India against the rule of the Britain and their company named as east India company and their domination in subcontinent. It was basically a effort to get rid of their domination that continued from May 1857 to July 1859 and The rebellion is also known by many other names including the India's First War of Independence, Indian Mutiny, the Great Rebellion, the Indian Rebellion, the Revolt of 1857, the Rebellion of 1857, the Uprising of 1857, the Sepoy Rebellion, the Indian Insurrection, and the Sepoy Mutiny. War of Independence is one of the most …show more content…
The subsidiary system with additional taxes even on uncultivated lands added fuel to the fire and economically devastated the common Indians.
The British had adopted the policy of exporting cheap Indian raw material and importing expensive ready-made goods. In one hundred and fifty years, more than one thousand million pounds were sent to England. Income from India was more than ten percent of the British budget. Indians never liked this policy
The development of railway, roads, postal system and irrigation were taken negatively. Indians were unhappy about the economic exploitation of India.
The English maintained discrimination and difference between their soldiers and the Indian soldiers in respect of salaries and fringe benefits with the result that the disheartened soldiers made up their minds to fight against the English.
British started making profit from india's wealth and none of it was given to the local land owners or work. MILITARY
Most of the soldiers in army were indian but they were less
In 1857 British faced a serious challenge to their rule in India known as "The Indian Rebellion of 1857" or "The war of independence 1857" was a war in India against the rule of the Britain and their company named as east India company and their domination in subcontinent. It was basically a effort to get rid of their domination that continued from May 1857 to July 1859 and The rebellion is also known by many other names including the India's First War of Independence, Indian Mutiny, the Great Rebellion, the Indian Rebellion, the Revolt of 1857, the Rebellion of 1857, the Uprising of 1857, the Sepoy Rebellion, the Indian Insurrection, and the Sepoy Mutiny. War of Independence is one of the most …show more content…
The subsidiary system with additional taxes even on uncultivated lands added fuel to the fire and economically devastated the common Indians.
The British had adopted the policy of exporting cheap Indian raw material and importing expensive ready-made goods. In one hundred and fifty years, more than one thousand million pounds were sent to England. Income from India was more than ten percent of the British budget. Indians never liked this policy
The development of railway, roads, postal system and irrigation were taken negatively. Indians were unhappy about the economic exploitation of India.
The English maintained discrimination and difference between their soldiers and the Indian soldiers in respect of salaries and fringe benefits with the result that the disheartened soldiers made up their minds to fight against the English.
British started making profit from india's wealth and none of it was given to the local land owners or work. MILITARY
Most of the soldiers in army were indian but they were less