"...the sepoys were treated much better than the regular British soldiers by the officers." True. The Sepoys had the opportunity to request reviews of disciplinary actions as a condition of enlistment, from their home states in India. This was true until after the rebellion, when Britain took over direct rule from the East India Company. One of the points of disagreement, other than the grease issue, was that the second generation English officers were not as supportive of the Indian troops as had been the first group. Religious proselytizing also contributed to the unrest. One interesting point made on one of the sites I read was that, if they had been willing to use the Enfields and ammunition provided, the sepoys might well have won the fight. If that had been the case, the entire history of India and Britain might have been different. This all took place in 1857 and 1858. Could the relationship with the Confederacy have been different if England had been less involved with ruling India? Hmmm...Stan