Translations for sepoy in the English»Italian Dictionary

sepoy [Brit ˈsiːpɔɪ, sɪˈpɔɪ, Am ˈsiˌpɔɪ] N Ind

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Most of the sepoys' officers were elderly men who had attained their rank through seniority while seeing little action and receiving no training as leaders. en.wikipedia.org

In the first batch, a total of 192 personnel were recruited as sepoys. en.wikipedia.org

Then, while the other two covered him, the sepoy attacked the nearest strong point and, in spite of being wounded, put it out of action. en.wikipedia.org

His regiment was disbanded, an action which offended a number of sepoys and is considered to have contributed to the anger that fueled the rebellion. en.wikipedia.org

It was attended by many excited or unruly sepoys. en.wikipedia.org

The sepoys were accordingly affected by the general discontent which had been stirred up by the annexation. en.wikipedia.org

Some of the sepoys of the quarter-guard then advanced and struck at the two prostrate officers. en.wikipedia.org

The sepoys were worn out with hunger and fatigue and the number of the rebels gradually swelled to about three thousand men. en.wikipedia.org

After fighting steadily but unsuccessfully for several hours, the sepoys tried to fall back across the river but became trapped on an island. en.wikipedia.org

Close's treatment of the sepoys and his leadership prevented his battalion from mutinying unlike several others. en.wikipedia.org

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