Why Did the Indian Army Mutiny in 1857
... that they were trying to convert all the Indians to Christianity. At this time in India, religion played a big part in their lives. They were committed to their religion and for some British missionaries to come along and to try and go against everything they’d worked for, they were not happy. The British brought in a policy which destroyed some of India’s industries. All of those reasons were long term effects and could have been put up with for a while longer but another cause set it off. The East India Company’s army had been given some new guns, Lee Enfield rifles which had greased cartridges. The end of these cartridges had to be bitten off before it could be loaded in the gun and fired. This would have been fine if a rumour hadn’t spread that the grease, of which the cartridges were lubricated with, was made of the fat of pigs (which was repulsive to the Muslims) or the fat of cows (Which was sacred to the Hindus), both of these rumours were taken seriously and the soldiers refused to handle the cartridges, let alone use them. British officers tried to force them to use them but when they did, the soldiers mutinied. This event took the British by surprise and the Indian soldiers captured many British buildings, equipment and British officers. If the land tax had not been imposed, the mutiny wouldn’t have happened. If the Indian rulers were allowed to rule, the mutiny wouldn’t have happened. If the East In...