Did the sepoy rebellion moved indians closer to or further away from independence

I believe the sepoy rebellion moved indians closer to independence

The sepoy rebellion was initiated by Indians rebels to break free from the control of the British' companies that occupied Indian territory.

Even though the rebellion failed, it created distrust in the heart of British' government to ever trust indian millitary again. This made the British chose to separate its influence from the indian millitary, which provide a little room for the Indians to mobilize for independence.

the answer is solomon northrup. he was a free-born african american, abolitionist and professional violinist that was drugged, kidnapped and sold as slave in 1841 and remained in captivity until 1853 where he regained his freedom with the of the then-governor of new york, washington hunt. he wrote and published his memoirs "twelve years a slave" in 1853, and in this text, he tells the story of his escape thru one of louisiana's swamps (the great pacoudrie swamp) in which he ended up covered in green slime from crossing the surface of the dead water.