The sepoy mutiny at vellore in 1806 was the last major threat to British rule in south India, but it ended scarcely eight hours after it began the consequences of the revolt, however, lasted much longer. Determined to find the cause of this 'unexpected' mutiny, officials of the East Indian Company launched a sweeping enquiry, the first of its kind to be made regarding the Indian Army. As this new bureaucratic process of information gathering and ...
