Indian Mutiny

British  

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

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Example Sentences

The Indian Mutiny of 1857, also known as the Sepoy Rebellion, was an attempt to overthrow British rule.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

The god-man died during the Indian Mutiny in 1857; some of his followers were so distraught, they killed themselves.

From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2022

There were elaborate firework displays, including Cremorne’s pyro-boosted pride-restoring recreations of the Crimean War and Indian Mutiny.

From The Guardian • Jul. 23, 2019

The ghastly memento of the Indian Mutiny has, we are informed, just been placed in the museum of the Royal United Service Institution at Whitehall.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2018

Opposite is a monument to his son, Major Hodson, known as "Hodson of Hodson's Horse," who played a dramatic part in the Indian Mutiny, where he received his death wound.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Lichfield A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See by Clifton, A. B.