The sun was about to set when the Indian soldiers began firing their guns on their English officers. These were the same soldiers who had helped the English to conquer the not getting their salaries on time and they were not treated with respect in the British army kingdoms of India. They were now fed up with the behaviour of the English. They were On top of this, the sipahis suspected that the cartridges for their new guns rifles) were coated with cow and pig fat to keep them dry. They felt that their religious faith was being violated. Based on this suspicion, a similar uprising had occurred at Barrackpur, near Kolkata in March 1857. The sense of discontent at Meerut was widespread and on this day, the soldiers opened fire on their English officers. The rebellious soldiers marched towards Delhi that very night.
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Mangal Pandey was soldier who protest aganist British towards the coating of cow and pig fats
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