Mangal Pandey is remembered as one of the first heroes of the Revolt of 1857, India's First War of Independence.
Regiment: 34th Bengal Native Infantry (BNI).
Station: Barrackpore, West Bengal.
Incident Date: 29 March 1857.
Hanged: 8 April 1857.
Legacy: Government of India issued a postage stamp in his honour (1984).
Mangal Pandey belonged to the 34th Bengal Native Infantry (BNI) of the British East India Company's army.
The immediate cause of the 1857 revolt was the introduction of the Enfield rifle which used cartridges greased with the fat of pigs and cows — offensive to both Muslim and Hindu soldiers.
On 29 March 1857, Mangal Pandey attacked two British officers (Lt. Baugh and Sergeant-Major Hudson) at the parade ground in Barrackpore, refusing to use the greased cartridges.
He was captured, court-martialled, and hanged on 8 April 1857. His act of defiance is considered the spark that ignited the great revolt of 1857.
Mangal Pandey belonged to the 34th Bengal Native Infantry (BNI) of the British East India Company, stationed at Barrackpore. On 29 March 1857, he attacked British officers to protest the greased cartridges, sparking the 1857 Revolt.
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