What were the reasons behind failure of war of independence?
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Reasons behind failure of war of independence
Following are the main reasons behind the failure of war of independence:
1) Limited Rebellion:- Area of revolt remained limited
- Even complete North Indian didn’t part in it.
- It was limited by some neighborly territories.
2) Better equipped Britishers: - The British had better resources than the rebels.
- Gradually, the English army had a lot of resources.
- The telegraph proved very much useful for the English.
3) The native ruler’s “Misgivings”: - Many native rulers were with the British.
- The rulers of Patilia, Jinol, Hyderabad, etc supported the British at all.
4) Opposition from Intelligentsia: - The Indian intelligentsia didn’t support the rebels.
- The revolt could neither be organised nor fed on intellegentual and emotional ground.
5) Lacking of strategy: - Primary source of the failure of the war is planned efforts.
- Absence of central organisation and inferiority in general ship, military skills, strategy and discipline of rebel as compared to the Britishers.
6) Lack of leadership: - Absence of capable leaders
- None of the leader are capable and good commanders.
- There is no one in those leaders who are willing to guide their people in good direction.
7) Diplomacy of English:
*The Britishers succeeded through their good leadership and well trained army. And well trained military commanders like Neil, Nicoloson, Havelock and Huge Rose. - The diplomatic skills of the British were also responsible for thier success.