Multiple choice

As a result of the rebellion, how many men were strapped to canons and blown apart?

  1. 20 men

  2. 30 men

  3. 60 men

  4. 40 men

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D Correct answer
Explanation

During the suppression of the 1857 Indian Rebellion, British forces executed 40 mutinous sepoys from the 55th Native Infantry by strapping them to cannons and blowing them apart in Peshawar on June 10, 1857. This brutal method was used to deter further rebellion.