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❦Mangal Pandey
Sepoy who sparked the Barrackpore uprising
Mangal Pandey's 29 March 1857 action at Barrackpore became one of the best-known early flashpoints of the rebellion.
Biography
Context
In the context of North and central India during the anti-colonial uprising of 1857-1859., Mangal Pandey is recognized as Sepoy who sparked the Barrackpore uprising. Mangal Pandey's 29 March 1857 action at Barrackpore became one of the best-known early flashpoints of the rebellion.
Contribution
On 29 March 1857 at Barrackpore, sepoy Mangal Pandey attacked British officers, an act remembered as an early flashpoint of the uprising.
Impact
His action became an important symbol in later accounts of the 1857 rebellion, while the wider uprising developed through many separate regional causes and actors.