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Message:: [QUOTE="Brokencompass, post: 1330315, member: 17742"]In 1858, Indian soldiers that joined EIC's armies in India realized that the grease that was used in guns was made of pig fat. This was very offensive for both muslims as well as Hindus that served in the army because they were made to bite the gun's trigger to reload. So soldiers refused to use the guns angering their English overlords. Some of the soldiers were shot to teach the rest of the soldiers a lesson. But it just had the opposite effect and soldiers started revolting against the British all over the country. This was called the "Sepoy Mutiny". This caused many thousands of soldiers to lose their lives and eventually the rebellion was put down. When the British crown heard about it, they were outraged that so much life was lost and dissolved the trading company and absorbed the assets and territories of the company to the crown. After the mutiny, India became under the control of the British Crown.[/QUOTE]