Dbq Sepoy Rebellion

The Sepoy Rebellion was the repercussion due to the provocation of the Indian Sepoys by the British Forces. In particular, the incident that had outraged the Sepoys were the animal-fat grease on the cartridges. Pigs and cows as meals were strictly restricted in Islam and Hinduism, as the Sepoys were unwilling to sacrifice their faithfulness towards religion. At that, the British overpowered the administration in Oudh, a region lavished with Indian history and heritage, in which triggered many issues.
The Sepoy Army was generally composed of Hindus and Muslims who were dominated by the British. The Sepoys had yearned for freedom from the British, yet they had the inability to do so only because the British held technologically advanced weapons. When the British generated a new gun, the cartridges needed to be coated in animal fat grease, more specifically, fat from pigs and cows. The Indian Sepoys failed to accept these now gunpowder cartridges, as they acknowledged that these were manufactured with cow and pig fat grease. In Document A: Gardiner’s English History, it is written by Samuel Rawson Gardiner that “It happened that an improved rifle had lately been invented for the use of the soldiers, and

that the cartridges used in this rifle needed to be greased so they could be rammed down easily into the barrel...There was, therefore, much suspicion and angry feeling among the
native soldiers, and when ignorant men are suspicious and angry they are
likely to break out into deeds of unreasoning fury” (Paragraph 2).

The religiously devoted Sepoys decided to stay loyal towards their religion, and starting getting furious at the fact that they were enforced to work in such a condition in which workers were obliged to break a religious law. Though, this incident was just the establishment of the Sepoy Rebellion. As the British saw that the Sepoys refused to work due to the cartridges, they attempted a hasty endeavor to change over sepoys to Christianity, which backfired as well. This situation in particular triggered most of the Sepoy Army, as it tested the Army’s loyalty towards their religion. They had remained to stay upright towards their religion, and together they decided to start fighting back the

British.
As if the Indian Sepoys have not been provoked enough, the British had continued to outrage the Sepoys by conquering the Indian region of Oudh. Oudh was a beautiful town in India, in which it carries the rich history of India. As written in Document B: Sir Colin Campbell, it is stated that “But at
length the system of government became too bad to be tolerated; the court was a mere hot bed of oppression, intrigue, and sensuality; and the British
took control of Oudh.” (Paragraph 3). The administration of Oudh was wild, as it contained a quick undesirable development of mishandle, interest and sensuality. It was then that the English chose to overcome the locale of Oudh. Further supporting the Indian Sepoys outrage over the domination of Oudh by the British, Document E: Joseph Coohill, it is written that “Indians considered this to be a final outrage of British conquest. Oudh was such a rich and historic part of India that this seizure was seen as a cultural insult.” When Coohill affirmed this statement, he meant the fact that the Indians were outraged with the actions of the British. When British forces vanquished the district of Oudh, Indians felt nothing but rage as the area was rich with Indian history and heritage.