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Q:Explain the reasons for the failure of the war of independence 1857-1858?(7marks)
Ans: There were numerous reasons for the failure of war of independence.
Firstly, Indians were not coordinated and united in what they wanted to achieve .There was no general plan or attempt to overthrow the britishers. In different areas different groups fought for different reasons.There was no sense of national patriotism. Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah was a symbol unity but hindus and Sikhs were not ready to see Mughal power restore. India was too divided for this e.g Punjab and Bengal had been conquered by the troops from central india.And when those troops rebelled against the british, it was not surprisingly Punjab was not interested in helping those troops.
Moreover some of the local leaders also helped the british because their rule was closely tied with the continuation of the british.For example, Kashmir ruler send british army military support to win the battler because his position was closely tied with the continuation of the british.
Another reason for failure was that British was one of the strongest nations at that time .They had better means of communication ,superior weapons and army.It’s army was trained in warfare and modern methods of fighting. It army also had a good reputation of maintain discipline in the battlefield. Moreover they had great generals and skilled diplomats who find it easier to play off one community to another. They had control over three quarters of the territory and it was only matter of time that british gained control of lost territories
Q:Explain the reasons for the failure of the war of independence 1857-1858?(7marks)
Ans: There were numerous reasons for the failure of war of independence.
Firstly, Indians were not coordinated and united in what they wanted to achieve .There was no general plan or attempt to overthrow the britishers. In different areas different groups fought for different reasons.There was no sense of national patriotism. Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah was a symbol unity but hindus and Sikhs were not ready to see Mughal power restore. India was too divided for this e.g Punjab and Bengal had been conquered by the troops from central india.And when those troops rebelled against the british, it was not surprisingly Punjab was not interested in helping those troops.
Moreover some of the local leaders also helped the british because their rule was closely tied with the continuation of the british.For example, Kashmir ruler send british army military support to win the battler because his position was closely tied with the continuation of the british.
Another reason for failure was that British was one of the strongest nations at that time .They had better means of communication ,superior weapons and army.It’s army was trained in warfare and modern methods of fighting. It army also had a good reputation of maintain discipline in the battlefield. Moreover they had great generals and skilled diplomats who find it easier to play off one community to another. They had control over three quarters of the territory and it was only matter of time that british gained control of lost territories
