All exams GA
- It erupted on 10 May 1857 in Meerut, India, and branched into other mutinies in the upper Gangetic plain and central India.
- It posed a military threat to the British power. The uprising was brought under control when the rebels were defeated at Gwalior on 20 June 1858.
- First War against Independence.
- Leader
- Bahadur Shah 2 and others.
