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The Sepoy did not even send immediate word to other British cantonments that a rebellion was in process.
The British government tightened its control over India.
The 1857 Sepoy Mutiny was the first war for independence in India. The mutiny came about when the British decided to completely abolish the Mughal Empire, causing resentment to grow among the Indian people.
The Sepoy Mutiny was important because it was India's first war of independence. One hundred thousand Indians were killed as a result of their revolt.
India's first was of independence was also called the Sepoy Mutiny because it was a mutiny of the Sepoys in the East India Company Army.