Sepoy Mutiny Timeline

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1857 - 1858
The Sepoy Mutiny (aka The Uprising or First Indian War of Independence) against the East India Company.
Mar 1857
The Sepoy Mangal Pandey is executed for attacking a British officer, and his fellow sepoys are flogged.
10 May 1857
The East india Company sepoys at Meerut raise arms against their officers and then take over Delhi.
18 Sep 1857
The East India Company retakes control of Delhi during the Sepoy Mutiny.
Mar 1858
The East India Company takes back control of Kanpur and Lucknow during the Sepoy Mutiny.
Jun 1858
Lord Canning, Governor-General of the East India Company announces that peace has been restored after the Sepoy Mutiny.
2 Aug 1858
The British state takes full possession of East India Company territories in India.
1 Jun 1874
The British Parliament formally dissolves the East India Company.