what was the result of the revolt of 1857
British victory Suppression of the revolt
title: Indian Rebellion of 1857 text: Indian Rebellion of 1857 The Indian Rebellion of 1857, known in India and Pakistan as a War of Independence, was a major uprising in India during 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. The event is known by many names, including the Sepoy Mutiny, the Indian Mutiny, the Great Rebellion, the Revolt of 1857, the Indian Insurrection, and India's First War of Independence. The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the form of a mutiny of sepoys of the Company's army in the garrison title: Indian Rebellion of 1857 text: a joint offensive by British, Gaekwad and other princely states troops ousted the rebels and recaptured the region. The authorities in British colonies with an Indian population, sepoy or civilian, took measures to secure themselves against copycat uprisings. In the Straits Settlements, and Trinidad the annual Hosay processions were banned, riots broke out in penal settlements in Burma, and the Settlements, in Penang the loss of a musket provoked a near riot, and security was boosted especially in locations with an Indian convict population. Both combatant sides committed atrocities against civilians. In Oudh alone, 150,000 Indians were estimated to have title: Names of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 text: Names of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 The Indian Rebellion of 1857 has been variously termed as a war of independence, a rebellion, and a mutiny. Several Indian writers, who consider it as a part of the Indian independence movement that ultimately led to the country's independence in 1947, have termed it as "The First War of Independence", the "great revolution", the "great rebellion", and the "Indian freedom struggle". Several British writers, who view it as a military disturbance, have termed it as "sepoy revolt", "sepoy war", "Indian rebellion", and the "great revolt". Since the 19th century, a section of title: Indian Rebellion of 1857 text: response to the oppressive rule of the British, which included invasive social reforms, harsh land taxes, summary treatment of some rich landowners and princes, and broader scepticism about the "improvements" brought about by British rule. Many Indians did rise against the British, but many others fought "for" the British, and the majority remained seemingly compliant to British rule. Violence, which sometimes betrayed exceptional cruelty, was inflicted on both sides; on British officers and civilians (including women and children) by the rebels, and on the rebels and their supporters (including entire villages) by British reprisals. The cities of Delhi and Lucknow title: Indian Rebellion of 1857 text: were laid waste in the fighting and during the British retaliation. After the outbreak of the mutiny in Meerut, the rebels very quickly reached Delhi and declared its 81-year-old Mughal ruler, Bahadur Shah Zafar, as Emperor of Hindustan. Soon, they also captured large tracts of the North-Western Provinces and Awadh (Oudh). The East India Company's response came rapidly as well. With help from reinforcements, Kanpur was retaken by mid-July 1857 and Delhi by the end of September. Even so, it then took the remainder of 1857 and the better part of 1858 for the rebellion to be suppressed in Jhansi,