Objection Sepoys Had With the New Cartridges
Q 1. What objections did the sepoys have with the new cartridges that they were asked to use?
Answer-
The new cartridges were not acceptable to the Indian sepoys as they believe that the cartridges were coated with the fats of pigs and cows.
Q 2. What were the reasons for the disappointment of sepoys in the British Army?
Answer-
The sepoys were paid less wages and they felt the British did not respect their religious sentiments.
Q 3. Who was the Bengal sepoy who refused to use the greased cartridges?
Answer-
Mangal Pandey was the Bengal sepoy who refused to use the greased cartridges.
What objections did the sepoys have to the new cartridges that they were asked to use?
The new cartridges which were introduced by the East India Company came to be suspected of being coated with the fats of both cows and pigs. This hurt the religious sentiments of both Hindu and Muslim sepoys and was one of the major reasons for the refusal of the use of these cartridges.