Night of May 1857 was one of the violent when the sepoys
Seized weapons from three regiments.
The sepoys attacked the British officers
At the St. John’s Church in Meerut and this
Incident announced the ‘Rising’ that managed
To shake the British Raj in the country.
When the introduction of the Enfield rifle and its
Cartridge rumoured to be covered by pig and cow membrane,
Trouble broke, and the troopers of the Light Cavalry
At Meerut Cantonment refused to use their rifles.
The British called it the Mutiny and others called
it the uprising or the great rebellion.
The uprising is known to be called the beginning of
The Indian freedom struggle.
~ Bhupesh Karmakar
Delhi, India