Vellore Mutiny

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The Vellore Mutiny was an 1806 uprising of Indian sepoys against British rule in the Vellore garrison, considered one of the earliest large-scale military rebellions preceding the 1857 Indian Rebellion.

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instanceOf historical event
military mutiny
uprising
authorityOpposed British East India Company NERFINISHED
British colonial rule in India
cause grievances of Indian sepoys against British military regulations
resentment over changes to dress code and religious practices
wider discontent with British East India Company rule
colonialPower United Kingdom
combatant British East India Company NERFINISHED
Indian sepoys
Madras Army NERFINISHED
considered one of the earliest large-scale military rebellions against British rule in India
country India
date 10 July 1806
followedBy Indian Rebellion of 1857 NERFINISHED
garrisonType Company army garrison
governingEntityAtTime British East India Company NERFINISHED
historicalCategory 19th-century rebellions in Asia
conflicts in 1806
mutinies in India
languageContext took place under British military command using English as official language
legacy influenced British military policy towards Indian sepoys
studied as a precursor to later Indian nationalist uprisings
location British India NERFINISHED
Madras Presidency NERFINISHED
Vellore NERFINISHED
Vellore Fort NERFINISHED
militaryBranch infantry
participants Hindu sepoys
Muslim sepoys
partOf history of British India
precededBy early resistance to British East India Company rule
region South India
relatedTo Indian Rebellion of 1857 NERFINISHED
Indian independence movement NERFINISHED
history of the Madras Army
result heavy casualties among Indian sepoys
reassertion of British control over Vellore garrison
suppression of the mutiny by British forces
scale large-scale military rebellion at a single garrison
significance early warning of sepoy discontent that later culminated in the 1857 rebellion
important episode in the history of Indian resistance to colonial rule
timePeriod early 19th century

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