Nature of the Revolt: 

• R.C. Majumdar and S.N. Sen— “Not an organised ‘national’ revolt” 
• R.C. Majumdar— “Neither first, nor National War of Independence” 
• V.D. Savarkar—“War of independence” 
• Eric Stokes—“Elitist in character” 

• Lawrence and Seeley—“Mere sepoy mutiny” 
• T.R. Holmes—“A conflict between civilisation and barbarism” 
• James Outram—“A Mohammedan conspiracy making capital of Hindu grievances” 
• Percival Spear—Three phases of the revolt 

Source: Spectrum’s A Brief History of Modern India.