Mangal Pandey’s contribution in the revolt of 1857
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Mangal Pandey was an Indian soldier who played an important role in incidents prior to the uprising of 1857, known by different names like the ‘Indian Rebellion of 1857,’ the ‘Sepoy Mutiny’ and ‘India’s First War of Independence.’ His name has become synonymous with the revolt of 1857. A staunch Brahmin by faith, Pandey served the British East India Company as a sepoy (soldier) in its 34th Bengal Native Infantry (BNI) regiment. He refused to bite off ends of greased cartridges of a newly introduced Enfield rifle after the rumours of use of cow and pig fat as a lubricant in the cartridges. The infuriated man thereafter incited his comrades to rebel against the British officers, and attacked them, when he was restrained from shooting himself, but was overpowered, arrested, and court-martialled. He is regarded as a hero in India. The government of India issued a postage stamp in his honour in 1984. His life has been portrayed in several film and television productions.
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Mangal Pandey (19 July 1827 – 8 April 1857) was an Indian soldier who played a key part in the events immediately preceding the outbreak of the Indian rebellion of 1857. He was a sepoy (infantryman) in the 34th Bengal Native Infantry (BNI) regiment of the British East India Company.