During this event, William Hodson killed three princes at the Bloody Gate, and one cause of this event was the annexation of Awadh due to Lord Dalhousie's "Doctrine of Lapse."
During this event, William Hodson killed three princes at the Bloody Gate, and one cause of this event was the annexation of Awadh due to Lord Dalhousie's "Doctrine of Lapse." This conflict saw battles at Kanpur and Jhansi, and during this conflict Henry Havelock and Colin Campbell managed to relieve the siege on Lucknow, where Henry Lawrence had previously died. One side in this conflict was aided by Bahadur Shah II, the last (*) Mughal emperor. Another cause of this event was the use of ammunition lubricated with pork and beef fat, which insulted the native Muslim and Hindu population. For ten points, identify this 1857 event in which Indian soldiers rebelled against the British East India Company.
During this event, William Hodson killed three princes at the Bloody Gate, and one cause of this event was the annexation of Awadh due to Lord Dalhousie's "Doctrine of Lapse.
{Sepoy} Revolt/Mutiny (accept {Indian} Rebellion of {1857} until mentioned; or {India}’s First War of {Independence}; or {Great Rebellion}; or {Indian Mutiny}; always obvious equivalents of “Revolt”)