The revolt of 1857 is known byIndian historians as war of independence as it was an attempt for the Indians to throw off the shackles of foreign domination . Britishers call this revolt The Indian mutiny as they considered the events of 1857 as a revolt against their authority over India
The Hindus and the Muslims fought the War of Independence against the British. Both suffered great losses. Anyhow, the Muslims suffered more than the Hindus.
It officially started on April 19, 1775 with the Battles of Lexington and Concord, and ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on September 3, 1783.
americas war of independence is also known as the revolutionary war, but that is not what is meant to be called, it is actually the war of indepence.
The English poet Lord Byron fought in the war for the independence. The war he fought in was for the independence of Greece.
With the fall of Gwalior, the 1857 war ended and the so called sepoy mutiny was quashed. It also spelled end of East India company in India and British government took direct control of the sub-continent. Following few years were very tough for native Indians who faced backlash for the mutiny specially Muslims who were blamed by the British to be the leaders of the revolt.
The Revolt of 1857 is known as the first war of India's independence.
The first war of independence started on 1857.
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meeruth
British conquests and rapid expansion of their dominion in India marked the revolt of 1857 as the first war of independence.
V.D. Savarkar
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meeruth
it was called the first war of independence because it was the first time when we united and fought as onenation...!
at last,due to the ways of failure of the first war of independence,the war came to an end
Bahadur shah zafer
1857 is supposed to be called as the First War of Independence of India but the Britishers called it as Mutiny.