apr 24, 1857 - - 24 April 1857 - 90 men of 3rd Native Cavalry refused greased cartridges - 9 May, 85 men dismissed & 10 years’ imprisonment. - May 10, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, comrades broke jail & ransacked military station, killed their officers - Let tounfurled the banner of revolt.
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