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Mangal Pandey
Nagwa, India
Archival Overview
Indian soldier in the 34th Bengal Native Infantry whose open defiance against British officers at Barrackpore ignited the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Biographical Record
Mangal Pandey was a sepoy in the Bengal Army of the British East India Company stationed at Barrackpore near Calcutta. Deeply angered by the introduction of the Enfield P-53 rifle cartridge lubricated with animal fat offensive to both Hindu and Muslim religious beliefs, Pandey called upon his comrades to rise.
On March 29, 1857, Pandey attacked British commanding officers on the parade ground. Tried by military court and hanged on April 8, his act of courage acted as the lightning rod that sparked widespread sepoy mutinies and the great Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Key Life Milestones
Uprising on the Parade Ground
Stood alone on the Barrackpore parade ground firing upon British commanders in open rebellion.
Ignition of Great Rebellion
Hanged ten days ahead of schedule by colonial authorities fearful of army-wide insurrection.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialBarrackpore, India