Mangal Pandey

@Revolutionary, Family and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Mangal Pandey was an Indian soldier who played a major role in inciting the Indian rebellion of 1857 Cancer Celebrities Execution Indian Leaders Revolutionaries Miscellaneous Mangal Pandey was an Indian soldier who played a major role in inciting the Indian rebellion of 1857. A sepoy serving with the British East India Company, he protested against the issue of greased cartridge to the soldiers; the cartridges were rumored to have been greased with either cow or pig lard. A staunch Hindu Brahmin, it was against his religious beliefs to bite off the ends of greased cartridges if they had indeed been lubricated with animal fat. Soon the belief rose among the soldiers that the British had deliberately used pig or cow fat, and Mangal Pandey incited the other soldiers to join him in a protest against the British. On 29 March 1857, he paced in front of the regiment's guard room by the parade ground, calling his fellow Indian soldiers to rebel. Armed with a musket, he attacked two Europeans, injuring them badly. Some of his fellow soldiers joined him in the rebellion though another sepoy, Shaikh Paltu, restrained Pandey in order to prove his loyalty to the British. In order to escape arrest Pandey tried to kill himself but failed. He was arrested and executed soon after. His death triggered off a series of mutinies by Indian soldiers in various parts of the country leading to what became known as the Indian rebellion of 1857.

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Birthday: July 19, 1827 Died on: April 8, 1857 Nationality: Indian Famous: Revolutionary, Leaders, Revolutionaries, Miscellaneous Cause of death: Execution Birth Place: Nagwa Religion: Hindu Information Detail Birthday July 19, 1827 Died on April 8, 1857 Nationality Indian Famous Revolutionary, Leaders, Revolutionaries, Miscellaneous Cause of death Execution Birth Place Nagwa Religion Hindu Gender Male Sun Sign Cancer Born in Nagwa Famous as Revolutionary Died at Age 29

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Mangal Pandey was born on 19 July 1827 in Nagwa, Ballia, Uttar Pradesh into a high-caste Bhumihar Brahmin family. His father Divakar Pandey was a peasant. Mangal Pandey had a sister who died during the famine of 1830. Pandey grew up to be an ambitious young man. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Mangal Pandey joined the army of the British East India Company in 1849 as a young man of 22 years. Some accounts suggest that his recruitment was a random event—he was recruited by a brigade that was marching past him while he was on a visit to Akbarpur. Unsplash Later Years

He was made a soldier (sepoy) in the 6th Company of the 34th Bengal Native Infantry. Initially he was very excited about his military career which he considered to be a stepping stone for further professional success in future. There were also several other Brahmin young men in his regiment. Unsplash Later Years

He, however, began to grow disenchanted with military life as the years passed. An incident that happened when he was posted at the garrison in Barrackpore in the mid-1850s would change the course of his life and significantly impact the Indian independence movement. Unsplash Later Years

A new Enfield rifle was introduced into India and the cartridge was rumored to be greased with animal fat, primarily from pigs and cows. To use the rifle, the soldiers would have to bite off the ends of greased cartridges in order to load the weapon. Unsplash Later Years

Since the cow is a holy animal to the Hindus, and the pig is abhorrent to Muslims, the use of fats from these animals was considered controversial by the Indian soldiers. The Indian troops thought that it was a deliberate act of the British in an attempt to defile their religions. Unsplash Later Years

Mangal Pandey is best remembered for his revolt against the British officers on 29 March 1857 when he incited his fellow soldiers to join him in a rebellion against the Europeans. He managed to badly injure two English officers before he was arrested and sentenced to death. This incident is believed to have provoked Indian soldiers across the nation which led to a series of revolts all over the country in the ensuing weeks. Unsplash Major Works

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Birthday	July 19, 1827
Died on	April 8, 1857
Nationality	Indian
Famous	Revolutionary, Leaders, Revolutionaries, Miscellaneous
Cause of death	Execution
Birth Place	Nagwa
Religion	Hindu
Gender	Male
Sun Sign	Cancer
Born in	Nagwa
Famous as	Revolutionary
Died at Age	29

Mangal Pandey

Indian

Jul 19, 1827

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