Siege of Delhi

时间

1857 年 6 月 8 日—1857 年 9 月 21 日

地点

德里

国家 / 地区

印度、莫卧儿帝国

参与方

莫卧儿帝国、不列颠东印度公司、大不列颠及爱尔兰联合王国

属于

印度民族起义

The siege of Delhi was a decisive conflict of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The rebellion against the authority of the East India Company was widespread through much of Northern India, but was essentially sparked by the mass uprising by the sepoys of the Bengal Army, which the company had itself raised in its Bengal Presidency. Seeking a symbol around which to rally, the first sepoys to rebel sought to reinstate the power of the Mughal Empire, which had ruled much of the Indian subcontinent in the previous centuries. Lacking overall direction, many who subsequently rebelled also flocked to Delhi.

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