essay on unknown and forgotten places in 150 - 200 words
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The famous armed rebellion of 1857 started from Barrackpore when Sepoy Mangal Pandey refused to follow the orders of his British commanders. Mangal Pandey was angered by the recent changes in British Army and especially by the introduction of paper cartridges that were used in 1953 Enfield Rifles. To load the rifle, the soldiers had to bite the cartridge and it was rumoured that the grease used on these cartridges were derived from beef, which was offensive to Hindus. When British Lt. Henry Baugh came to see the unrest, Pandey opened fire on him. In order to quell the rebellion, the British regiment officers ordered a manhunt for Mangal Pandey. However, the entire quarter guard and the sepoys refused to follow the order. Mangal Pandey was later caught, court-martialed and hanged on April 8, 1857. Barrackpore is also the oldest cantonment in India.