Failure of the war of independence [7]

Question 1

What was there a lack of in the war?

Answer 1

There was a lack of unity among Indians in the war.

Question 2

Was there a division between Hindus and Muslims? if so, why?

Answer 2

• The division between Hindus and Muslims was visible as Hindus were not sincere in restoring the Mughal rule.
• In different places different groups fought for various reasons, thus weakening their strength.

Question 3

What happened to Punjab and Sindh?

Answer 3

• The EIC had recently annexed the Punjab and Sindh with the help of troops from Bengal and Central India.

Question 4

What happened when the same troops rebelled against the British?

Answer 4

• So, when the same troops rebelled against the British, the two provinces were uninterested in helping the rebellion and Punjab sent troops and supplies to help the British.

Question 5

What did the Maharaja of Kashmir do?

Answer 5

• The Maharaja of Kashmir also sent troops for the same purpose.

Question 6

What did this disunity lead to?

Answer 6

• This disunity did not let a united front emerge against the British, instead, it greatly helped the British to deal with the rebellion successfully.

Question 7

What was there an absence of?

Answer 7

There was no general plan before the start of the war, which started abruptly with the defiance of a single soldier, Mangal Panday.

Question 8

What could have the rebels forgotten?

Answer 8

The rebels perhaps forgot that they were fighting against a very strong nation and that required a well-thought-out war plan.

Question 9

During the war, what happened?

Answer 9

• During the war, this lack of planning and coordination became more prominent as various rebel groups did not know how to proceed in case of any success.

Question 10

What did it allow the British to do?

Answer 10

• This helped the British to regain their control within a year.

Question 11

What did the Rebels start to do?

Answer 11

• The Rebels began to plunder their fellow countrymen after taking control of many cities.
• Thus, the affected people preferred to leak information to the British about the rebels.

Question 12

What did the British have?

Answer 12

The British had a professionally trained army with several experienced commanders who had been trained to deal with such emergencies.

Question 13

What were the British familiar with?

Answer 13

• They had been familiar with the modern methods of fighting a huge army with a smaller number of troops.

Question 14

What did the British have a strong sense of?

Answer 14

• The British had a strong sense of success as they were one of the most powerful nations of the world at that time.
• Therefore, their confident and disciplined army took little time to overcome the revolt.