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Sepoy Mutiny
History of India
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| | 1857 | Bahadur Shah II | |
| 10th May Bahadur Shah II, by now the pensioned descendant of the Mogul dynasty, is popularly acclaimed as the leader of resistance |
| 10th May Indians constituted 96% of the 300,000 British Army and the violence against British quickly spread (hence the name Sepoy Mutiny) |
| 8th June Badli Sari A British relief force defeats an army of mutineers at Badli Sari and takes up a position on the famous ridge, overlooking the city of Delhi |
| 1857 | Pandey, Mangal | |
| 10th May Meerut The violence starts when Mangal Pandey, a soldier in the Army shoots his commander for forcing the Indian troops to use controversial rifles, Indians constitute 96% of the 300,000 British Army and the violence spreads |
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