Poorly Organized
The main rebellions Nana Saheb, Tantia Tope, Kunwar Singh, Laxmibai were not good military generals and no match to the British men of exceptional abilities like John Nicholson, James Outram, Henry Havelock, etc who were experienced military commanders and planned their strategy very handsomely. There was a lack of coordination on the Indian sides, even, the sepoys who started the revolt were unorganized and behaved in an uncontrolled manner. Each leader of the revolt fought in their own territory and lacked connections with others. The Englishmen, who were alien to the subcontinent, were the master of the sea and got timely help from Britain to crush the revolt.
Causes of Failure of 1857 Revolt
Reasons For Failure of Revolt of 1857 is not based on only one major cause, there had been many reasons that led to the collapse of this powerful rebellion like there was no common leader, no unity, didn’t getting support from all rulers and classes of India. Another one of the main reasons behind the collapse of the revolt was that it was poorly organized.
The event was known as many names the Sepoy Mutiny, the Indian Mutiny, the Great Rebellion, the Revolt of 1857, the Indian Resurrection, and India’s First War Of Independence.
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- Lack of Spirit of Nationalism
- Lack of Pan-India Participation
- Lack of Unity
- Lack of All Class Participation
- No Support from the Ruling Class
- Poor Arms And Equipment
- Poorly Organized
- No Common Goal
- No Alternative Planning
- British Advantage