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   @MikeDunnAuthor The glorious empire 🤢🤢🤢

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     MikeDunnAuthor (mikedunnauthor@kolektiva.social)'s status on Tuesday, 12-Mar-2024 06:02:59 JST MikeDunnAuthor

     Today in Labor History March 11, 1858: The Great Indian Mutiny, also known as the Sepoy Rebellion, ended with massacres by the British. 6,000 British troops died in the fighting. However, at least 800,000 Indians died in the fighting and from the famines and epidemics that resulted.

     #workingclass #LaborHistory #sepoy #mutiny #uprising #revolt #british #colonialism #india #massacre #rebellion #independence #famine

     Barrie Suddery 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇪🇺 repeated this.