Mangal Pandey

Mangal Pandey (19 July 1827 – 8 April 1857) was an Indian solider of British-India. (before India got freedom) He was a soldier of the Bengal Army under the East India Company. He was known for actions in the events just after the start of the Indian rebellion of 1857.

 Early life and career 
Pandey was born on 19 July 1827 (or 6 July as per Hindu calendar date of 2nd Friday of bright-half of Ashadha) at Akbarpur in Faizabad district of Oudh State. It is a village of upper Ballia district in what is now Uttar Pradesh.

He joined the Bengal Army in May 1849, at the age of 22, and underwent nine months of military training before being admitted as a sepoy (private solider) of 5th Company in the 34th Bengal Native Infantry (BNI) in February 1850.

 Death 
Pandey was part of the revolution against the East India Company. They rebelled  because the Company brought a new weapon. It was called the Enfield Rifle. These rifles had cartridges which were greased with the fats of animals. Many Indian soldiers believed that the grease was made with cow fat which are a holy animal for Hindu. This led to the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny.

Pandey shot two British officers. He was tried in a military court. He was accused of working against Company. He was hanged on 8 April 1857 at Barrackpore in Bengal Presidency.

 References 

 Other websites 




 Man who led the mutiny

 Further reading 

 Amin, Agha H.,  The Sepoy Rebellion of 1857-59: Reinterpreted, 1998, Strategicus and Tacticus 
 Mukherjee, Rudrangshu, Mangal Pandey: Brave Martyr or Accidental Hero?, 2005, Penguin Books (India), 

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