suppression of the revolt was the result of the sepoys 1857 revolution in india.
suppression of the revolt was the result of the sepoys 1857 revolution in india.
what was the result of the sepoys 1857 revolution in india?
suppression of the revolt
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the inhabitants of the punjab were not as sympathetic to the sepoys as they were elsewhere in india, which limited many of the outbreaks in the punjab to disjointed uprisings by regiments of sepoys isolated from each other. in some garrisons, notably ferozepore, indecision on the part of the senior european officers allowed the sepoys to rebel, but the sepoys then left the area, mostly heading for delhi. at the most important garrison, that of peshawar close to the afghan frontier, many comparatively junior officers ignored their nominal commander, general reed, and took decisive action. they intercepted the sepoys' mail, thus preventing their coordinating an uprising, and formed a force known as the "punjab movable column" to move rapidly to suppress any revolts as they occurred. when it became clear from the intercepted correspondence that some of the sepoys at peshawar were on the point of open revolt, the four most disaffected bengal native regiments were disarmed by the two british infantry regiments in the cantonment, backed by artillery, on 22 may. this decisive act induced many local chieftains to side with the british.
indian rebellion of 1857