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Independence struggle of India - 2



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The Vellore of 1806 was one of the earliest upsurges against the British rule in India.
European traders first reached Indian shores with the arrival of the explorer Vasco da Gama in 1498 at the port of , in search of the lucrative spice trade.
The first English trading post set up at in 1612.
The decline of the empire in the first half of the 18th century provided the British with the opportunity to seize a firm foothold in Indian politics.
In the Battle of in 1757, the East India Company's Bengal army under Robert defeated , the Nawab of Bengal.
East India Company gained administrative rights over the regions of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa, following the Battle of in 1765.
After the defeat of Sultan, most of India came either under the East India Company's direct rule.
Punjab was annexed in 1849, after the defeat of the armies in the First (1845–46) and Second (1848–49) Wars.
In 1835, was made the medium of instruction in India's schools.
Soldiers had to the cartridges with their teeth before loading them into their rifles, despite the reported use of and fats in cartridges.
Pandey, a 29 year old sepoy, was believed to be responsible for inspiring the Indian to rise against the British.
In the first week of May 1857, Mangal Pandey killed a higher officer in his regiment at for the introduction of the offensive rule.