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Originally Posted by mhd
Didn't the Colts get quite popular during the Indian Rebellion? A bit late for the campaign start, though.
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"Rebellion" isn't the word, as the Commanche were sovereign at the time and one of the most powerful groups in the area. And of course there was never any rebellion or any war involving every single Indian tribe in the continent so there was no Indian rebellion any more then there was a rebellion at the time . But yeah. The Colt was able to turn the tide between the Texans and the Commanche. Before pistols had been an afterthought to horsemen as once fired they can only be thrown. The ability to have six shots compensated for the Comanche equestrian talent.
If you mean the Great Mutiny, or Sepoy Rebellion only a small minority(as is common enough really) of the Indian population declared for the Mogul most being neutralist, and some factions had bad blood with the Mogul too making it not "Indian" either. Regiments from those ethnic and religious groups often took the British side on the "enemies, enemy" principle and some regiments stayed loyal for the sake of military honor. Most of the hostility centered around the Company army so the term "mutiny" is accurate and of course if all of India was in rebellion or even a large portion the British would not have won.
You may be right about the revolvers. I do remember the new rifles turned the tide for the infantry. Indian cavalry were greatly feared by English and having a revolver would have been as much a boon to them as to the Texans.