Why do people in india refer to the depot rebellion as the first war of independence

The first war of Independence was mainly centered in the areas of Delhi, Awadh, Bihar, Rohilkhand and their neighboring territories. 

They showed the country that integration could be successful.

Iyou could write about is what u just wrote right that huge paragraph just take out the question and write to have your paper full the saratoga was running away from the spanish bc they had a kill in war that was supposed to be for the saratoga