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'''[[Indian rebellion of 1857]]''' brought about the end of the [[British East India Company]]'s regime in India, and led to almost a century of direct rule [[British Raj]]. [[Sepoy]]s were native Indian soldiers serving in the Bengal army trained in [[East India Company College|company's own military school]] in England. Hindu tradition states that those who 'travel the black waters' will lose their [[caste]] and be outside the Hindu community. Sepoys were thus very displeased with their deployment to Burma in [[1856]]. Their pay was relatively low and after the British troops conquered [[Awadh]] and the [[Punjab region|Punjab]], the soldiers no longer received extra pay for service there. However, they were not subject to the penalty of flogging as were the British soldiers. There was a rumour that a rifle's cartridge was covered by a greased membrane of cow or pig fat which was supposed to be cut by the teeth before cartridges were loaded into the rifles. This was offensive to Hindu and Muslim soldiers. On March 29, 1857, [[Mangal Pandey]] of the 34th BNI attacked and injured his [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|British]] [[sergeant]] on the parade ground, and wounded an [[adjutant]] with a sword after shooting at him. He was hanged [[march 29]]. The whole regiment was dismissed as a collective punishment, because it was felt that they would harbour vengeful feelings towards their superiors after this incident. ([[Indian rebellion of 1857|'''more...''']])

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