Wars Involving India - Indo-Pakistani Wars and Conflicts, Indian Rebellion of 1857, 1961 Indian Annexation of Goa, Hyderabad Campaign (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 56. Chapters: Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts, Indian Rebellion of 1857, 1961 Indian annexation of Goa, Hyderabad Campaign, Mongol invasions of India, Kintoor, 2001 Indian-Bangladeshi border conflict, Insurgency in Northeast India, Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War, Kalinga War, Carnatic Wars, Vellore Mutiny, 1987 Sino-Indian skirmish, Chola-Chalukya wars, Tirah Campaign, Thirunavaya Wars, 1988 Maldives Coup, Chola incident, Seleucid-Mauryan war, Conquest of the Nanda Empire, Samoothiri - Polarthiri War, Operation Chequerboard, Bapu Gokhale, Balaji Pant Natu, Anglo-Maratha Wars. Excerpt: The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the British East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon erupted into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, with the major hostilities confined to present-day Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, northern Madhya Pradesh, and the Delhi region. The rebellion posed a considerable threat to Company power in that region, and it was contained only with the fall of Gwalior on 20 June 1858. The rebellion is also known as India's First War of Independence, the Great Rebellion, the Indian Mutiny, the Revolt of 1857, the Uprising of 1857, the Sepoy Rebellion, and the Sepoy Mutiny. Other regions of Company-controlled India-Bengal province, the Bombay Presidency, and the Madras Presidency-remained largely calm. In Punjab, the Sikh princes backed the Company by providing both soldiers and support. The large princely states, Hyderabad, Mysore, Travancore, and Kashmir, as well as the smaller ones of Rajputana did not join the rebellion. In some regions, such as Oudh, the rebellion took on the attributes of a patriotic revolt against European presence. Rebel leaders, such as the Rani of Jhansi and Rani of Tulsipur Ishwo...