The Great Indian sepoy Mutiny of 1857 is often called the first war of independence. But did you know that 51 years before that mutiny, an uncannily similar mutiny took place at the Vellore fort in Tamil Nadu? Both mutinies started for the same reasons and ended exactly the same way.
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Image attributions:
1. Lt WA Kerr earning the Victoria Cross during the Indian Mutiny
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Chevalier Louis-William Desanges (1822-1887), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
2. India 1837 to 1857
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Edinburgh Geographical Institute., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
3. Sepoy, 29th Madras Native Infantry
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Alex Hunter, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
4. Sepoy of Madras Native Infantry and his wife
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National Army Museum, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
5. Sepoys of the 3rd Battalion at Bombay, 1773
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National Army Museum, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
6. Two sepoys with rifles on their shoulders with fixed bayonets
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thesandiegomuseumofartcollection, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
7. Two Seapoy Officers; A Private Seapoy
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8. Tipu Sultan, 1790
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Fowler&fowler at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
9. Mutineers about to be blown from guns by the Bengal Horse Artillery, 1858
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National Army Museum, UK
10. 1st Madras Pioneers by H Bunnett (P)
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11. The 93rd Highlanders at the storming of the Secundra Bagh, Lucknow, 1857
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National Army Museum, UK
12. Capture of Delhi, 1857
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National Army Museum, UK
