This event began after Mangal Pandey was hanged for attacking two officers.
This conflict was followed by a passive resistance campaign led by ryots who worked on indigo plantations. During this conflict, William Hodson stripped three captives naked and killed them at a location now called the "Bloody Gate". One side in this conflict opposed the "Doctrine of Lapse" policy used by Lord Dalhousie. This event began after Mangal Pandey was hanged for attacking two officers. Colin Campbell successfully defended Lucknow during this conflict, which began in Meerut in response to rumors that the cartridges of Enfield rifles were lubricated with pig and cow fat. For 10 points name this 1857 rebellion of the namesake Indian soldiers.
This conflict was followed by a passive resistance campaign led by ryots who worked on indigo plantations.
Sepoy Rebellion [or Sepoy Mutiny; or Indian Rebellion of 1857 until "Indian"]