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Events on Thursday 10 July 1806 1
1806Vellore MutinySepoys revolt against East India Company ruleOn 10 July 1806, Indian soldiers at Vellore Fort mutinied against the British East India Company, angered by new dress regulations seen as attacks on their religion and caste. The mutineers killed dozens of British soldiers before the garrison was retaken the same day. It was among the earliest large-scale uprisings against British rule in India.