Vellore munity1806.( NCERT short notes)

Vellore munity1806.( NCERT short notes)

The Vellore munity predated be Indian revolt of 1857 by about 50 years.It erupted on 10th July 1806 in Vellore .present day Tamilnadu and last only for a day but it was brutal and shook the British East India company. It was the first major munity by the Indian sepoys in the East India Company.

                                   

 Causes of the below Munity

1. the English disregatd to the religious sensitive of the Hindu and Muslim Indian sepoys.
2. Sir John Craddock, the Commander-in-Chief of the Madras Army had issued orders prohibiting soldiers from wearing religious marks on their foreheads and also to trim their moustaches and shave off their beards. This offended both Hindu and Muslim soldiers.
3. A few sepoys who had protested against these new orders were taken to Fort St. George and punished severely. They were given heavy flogging`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Events    

•     On 10th July 1806, the sepoys who had gathered killed 14 British officers and 115 Englishmen `   
• They raised the flag of the Mysore Sultanate over the fort. They also declared Tipu Sultan’s son Fateh Hyder as king.   
• But a British officer who had escaped the fort alerted the British force present at Arcot.   
• From Arcot, British troops arrived led by Sir Rollo Gillespie. He was able to quell the rebellion.                                                                                                                                                                      Effects                     

1. John Craddock and other senior British officers responsible for the new dress regulations were recalled to Britain.
2. The new dress regulations were abolished.
3. Flogging for Indian soldiers was abolished.
4. Tipu Sultan’s family were moved to Calcutta.
5. It is believed that the brutal and swift suppressing of the Vellore Mutiny is partly responsible for the Southern sepoys not taking part in the Indian Revolt of 1857.