May 10, 1857: The day the Great Indian Revolt started

May 10, 1857: The day the Great Indian Revolt started May 10, 1857 was a Sunday. The British officers at the Meerut cantonment in north India were preparing to attend church, while many other British soldiers were off duty. The Indian troops in the cantonment, already waiting for an opportunity to revolt against their foreign masters, seized the day. Almost 50 British soldiers, and other men, women and children were killed by the sepoys and the crowds who soon joined...
12:03 PM, May 10, 2012

Dateline 1857: Revisiting India's freedom struggle

Dateline 1857: Revisiting India's freedom struggle Melbourne: Australia's injury woes just got worse with explosive batsman David Warner admitting stiffness in his back while fast bowlers James Pattinson and Peter Siddle were carrying injuries ahead of the first Test against India starting on December 26. Warner, who scored his maiden Test century in last week's shock loss of Australia to New Zealand, will need to pass a fitness test on Friday to play for the Sydney...
01:31 AM, Mar 31, 2008

1857 Mutiny hits political roadblock

1857 Mutiny hits political roadblock The occasion to commemorate 150th years of the first war of independence resulted in a war of words in Parliament. ...
01:26 AM, May 11, 2007

Sikh 'uprising' for status in history

Sikh 'uprising' for status in history Sikh claims it was the 1845 Anglo-Sikh war which should be treated as the First War of Independence. ...
02:03 PM, May 10, 2007
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