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Execution of Mangal Pandey: Mangal Pandey was a young soldier at the cantonment in Barrackpore. He was the culprit of attacking his officers. On 29 March 1857, Mangal Pandey was hanged to death for his crime.
Within a few days, some sepoys of the regiment at Meerut refused to use the new cartridges during an army drill. It was rumoured that the new cartridges were coated with the fat of cows and pigs. For their refusal to obey the orders, eighty five sepoys were dismissed from service. They were sentenced to ten years in jail. This incidence happened on 9 May 1857.
The Backlash: The other soldiers in Meerut responded in extraordinary way. On 10 May, the soldier marched to the jail and released the imprisoned sepoys. They attacked in killed British officers. They captured guns and ammunition. They set fire to the buildings and properties of the British. They declared a war on the firangis.