It was Mangal Pandey who instigated the first Bharatiya War of Independence in 1857.
It was Mangal Pandey who was led the group of Indian soldiers to stop the use of the cartridge which was made up of cow and pig fat.
It was believed that Mangal Pandey became so furious at this new move by British that he vouched to kill the very first Englishman he sees.
He kept his vow and fired at Lieutenant Baugh, though he missed the shot. But he overpowered the Lieutenant with such a fury that he to run for life
Mangal Pandey’s effort didn’t go vain. It started the Sepoy Mutiny from Barrackpore to Meerut, Delhi, Cawnpore and Lucknow.
His genuine efforts forced the British to order the soldiers to use their own greasing over the cartridges.
For this act of rebel, Mangal Pandey was imprisoned and sentenced to death.
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