Was the revolt of 1857 a war of independence?

The Revolt of 1857 —the First War of Independence! By the first half of the 19th century, the East India Company had brought major portions of India under its control. While British historians called it the Sepoy Mutiny, Indian historians named it the Revolt of 1857 or the First War of Indian Independence.Click to see full answer. Thereof, why the revolt of 1857 can be called a war of independence?Revolt of 1857 was known as the first war of independence because it was for the first time that our entire nation irrespective of the caste, creed, race, and religion had come together and staged an armed protest against the Britishers to gain independence from their colonial rule.Subsequently, question is, was the revolt of 1857 a national revolt? Interestingly Marx while reporting this significant anti-colonial struggle of the 19th century in the New York Daily Tribune declared the 1857 uprising as a ‘national revolt’! Consequently the administration of colonial India was taken up by the British Crown from the Company’s rule. Also know, was the revolt of 1857 the first war of independence? Indian Mutiny, also called Sepoy Mutiny or First War of Independence, widespread but unsuccessful rebellion against British rule in India in 1857–59. Begun in Meerut by Indian troops (sepoys) in the service of the British East India Company, it spread to Delhi, Agra, Kanpur, and Lucknow.Who has said that 1857 was a war of independence? Vinayak Damodar Savarkar