323. Indian Uprising 1857: The Rebels March On Delhi (Part 2)

Hello and welcome to Empire with me, Anita Arnand and me, William Drumple. Today we are following the moment that the Indian mutiny of 1857 erupts. in Delhi. We left you. Mirat had already risen.

British authority is crumbling. A column of rebels sepoys with those from the surrounding countryside joining in, following them from behind, are racing towards the capital across the bridge of boats. The fate of India stands in the balance. Are the rebels going to succeed and get rid of the British or are the British going to retain their authority? Prisoners are being freed, British families are being attacked.

And the sepoys storm the Red Fort, demanding the blessings of the Emperor. And what of the Emperor? You know, seeing that storm of um smoke and dust converging upon the place where he sits, he's a man notorious for his indecision, but he has to decide right here, right now, who is he gonna back? Who is he gonna back? The rebels or those who stand against them?

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