Pillar at Hazrath Makkaan Junction commemorating the Vellore sepoy mutiny.
Date
10 July 1806 (1806-07-10)
Duration
1 day
Location
Vellore Fort Vellore, Madras Presidency, Company Raj
Type
Mutiny
Casualties
Indian rebel sepoys: 100 summarily executed. Total 350 sepoys killed, 350 wounded.
British officers of sepoy regiments: 14
British soldiers of 69th Regiment: 115
The Vellore mutiny, or Vellore Revolution, occurred on 10 July 1806 and was the first instance of a large-scale and violent mutiny by Indian sepoys against the East India Company, predating the Indian Rebellion of 1857 by half a century. The revolt, which took place in the Indian city of Vellore, lasted one full day, during which mutineers seized the Vellore Fort and killed or wounded 200 British troops. The mutiny was subdued by cavalry and artillery from Arcot. Total deaths amongst the mutineers were approximately 350; with summary executions of about 100 during the suppression of the outbreak, followed by the formal court-martial of smaller numbers.[1]
^Balakrishnan, Uday (20 July 2019). "John Company's bloody lesson: on Vellore Fort mutiny of 1806". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
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