The Bengal Army And The Outbreak Of The Indian Mutiny

In 1857 the Indian troops of the Bengal Army rose against their colonial masters., They were quickly joined by tens of thousands of discounted civilians in what was to become the bloodiest insurrection in the history of the British Empire. All armies have grievances relating to conditions of service, particularly pay, career prospects and relations with officers. What set a colonial force officered by men of a different race and religion. It's loyalty to its paymasters, therefore, was entirely dependent on the incentives for service outweighing the disincentives. David argues that by 1857 this was no longer the case: primarily because the number and seriousness of the sepoy's grievances was increasingly , while the Bengal Army's control over its soldiers was weakening. ISBN:9788173047800 400 Yr. of Pub.2009 English