Sepoy rebellion

>>2190074
Wasn't it specifically cow fat?

>>2190088
there was also a fear about pig fat.

>>2190100
It used Cow and Pig fat according to the rumor. Anyway that thing was just the spark. The mutiny was going to happen eventually, there was just too many conflicting interests between the British and those of the Subcontinent. The British got lucky that many Indians(Even the Sikhs who they had only recently conquered) were loyal.

>>2190088
>>2190100
>>2190135
IIRC the British wouldn't tell the Sepoys what type of fat it was, so Hindus thought it was cow and Muslims thought it was pig, and they revolted when they were punished for questioning the British officers about it's composition

The sepoys were paid like shit and treated like shit.

It was only a matter of time before something happened.

>>2190074
We have a new (polymer-based) £5 note and many vegetarian restaurants refuse to take it because an animal fat is involved somewhere in the manufacturing process.

>>2191863
>The sepoys were paid like shit and treated like shit.

That was the lot of all soldiers in all armies at that time. Most armies didn't even have permanent barracks before 1870s and only the luckiest lived in dugouts. European-led soldiers were at least paid, Qing armies for instance were expected to make living by plundering the countryside.