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How many cantonments of British soldiers were there in Rajasthan at the time of the beginning of the revolt of 1857?

How many cantonments of British soldiers were there in Rajasthan at the time of the beginning of the revolt of 1857? Correct Answer 6

The correct answer is 6.

Key Points

  • 6 cantonments of British soldiers were there in Rajasthan at the time of the beginning of the revolt of 1857.
    • The military cantonment is Beawar, Kherwada, Neemach, Arinpura, Deoli, and Nasirabad.
  • Mangal Pandey was the first martyr of the freedom struggle Revolt 1857.
    • He was an infantryman in the 34th Bengal Native Infantry.
    • Naseerabad was the first place in Rajasthan where the Revolt of 1857 began on 28 May.
      • The news of the revolt of Merrut reached A.G.G. George Lawerence and he sent the 15th Bengal Native Infantry located in Ajmer to Nasirabad due to which the dissatisfaction among the soldiers was born.

Additional Information

  • The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown.
    • The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the form of a mutiny of sepoys of the Company's army in the garrison town of Meerut, 40 mi (64 km) northeast of Delhi.
    • It then erupted into other mutinies and civilian rebellions chiefly in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, though incidents of revolt also occurred farther north and east.

Related Questions

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