What Is The Cause Of 1857 War Of Independence?

The 1857 war of Independence basically began as a sepoy Mutiny in the Bengal Presidency Army. There were many reasons for this war since 1775 when the British Government started confiscating the property and titles of the local Muslims and Hindus. The final blow came around when Britishers introduced a new Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle. The cartridges of the rifle were greased with pork fat and cow fat, and in order to load the cartridge the sepoy had to remove this greasing layer with his mouth. This created unrest and hatred amongst the Indian soldiers as Pork is regarded as unclean in Muslims and cow is too sacred for Hindus. So these sepoys Mutinied against the Bristish Government and were joined by Sikhs and ordinary citizens.

Then war of independence occurred because of the british and the lack of unity amongst peoples