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The '''Sepoy Rebellion''' was a revolt of [[Indian]] soldiers in 1857 against certain practices that they had heard the [[British]] were involved with that went against their religious sensibilities.  It was also known as the Sepoy Mutiny or Indian Mutiny and was put down by the British.

The '''Sepoy Rebellion''' was a revolt of sepoys ([[Indian]] soldiers trained by the [[British]]) in 1857 against the British.  They had heard rumors that the cartridges for their new [[Enfield]] [[rifles]] were greased with [[lard]] and [[beef]] [[fat]]. Since the [[cow]] is sacred to [[Hindus]], and the [[pig]] is abhorrent to [[Muslim]]s, all the sepoys were outraged, and they mutinied.  It was also known as the Sepoy Mutiny or Indian Mutiny and was put down by the British.

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