The rebellion is also known as India 's First War of Independence , the Great Rebellion , the Indian Mutiny , the Rebellion of 1857 , the Uprising of 1857 , the Sepoy Rebellion and the Sepoy Mutiny .
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 , also called the Great Rebellion , the Indian Mutiny , the Revolt of 1857 , the Uprising of 1857 or the Sepoy Mutiny , began as a mutiny of sepoys of the British East India Company 's army in the Presidency of Bengal on 10 May , 1857 revolted against their British officers .