[Cronos]

The sepoy revolt, caused by a rumor that british forces were using pig fat in the processing of ammunition cartridges.

Actually the rumor was spread (and it seems to be mostly true) that the brits used pork and beef fat to cover their cartridges. The cartridges casings had to be bit off, so the Muslimes and hindus would then be in contact with either pig/cow meat, anathema to both.

[Celtic Conservative]

so i'm not the only one with these little tidbits floating around His/Her brain, Cool!.

I remember reading about this in , of all things the book of lists when I was a teenager. Two religous groups and the british managed to infuriate both of them. Oh, well , we know the british had a habit of infuriating their colonials, as July 4, 1776 reminds us.

CC