Indian Mutiny

noun

1. a revolt of Indian troops (1857–59) that led to the transfer of the administration of India from the East India Company to the British Crown

Example Sentences

He won his honours and promotion in the Crimea and in the Indian Mutiny.

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Collections were made on behalf of the sufferers by the Indian Mutiny.

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I got it whilst on active service during the Indian Mutiny, when it was a wee thing, smaller than a rat.

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In 1857, on the outbreak of the Indian Mutiny, he was in command of his regiment at Lucknow.

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Writing with rice water and developing with iodine was a device much used during the Indian Mutiny.

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