Colonial Uprising

Indian Rebellion of 1857

The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the British East India Company's army on May 10, 1857 in the town of Meerut, and soon erupted into other mutinies and civilian rebellion. The rebellion posed a serious threat to the Company's power. It was not ended until the fall of the city of Gwalior over a year later. It was very successful in that it led to the dissolution of the East India Company in 1858, and forced the British to reorganize the army, the financial system, and the administration in India.