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{{Short description|Indian soldier and freedom fighter}} | {{Short description|Indian soldier and freedom fighter (1827-1857)}} | ||
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| birth_place = [[Nagwa]], [[Ballia district]], [[Ceded and Conquered Provinces]], [[Company rule in India|Company India]] | | birth_place = [[Nagwa]], [[Ballia district]], [[Ceded and Conquered Provinces]], [[Company rule in India|Company India]] | ||
| death_place = [[Barrackpore]], [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal Province]], [[Company rule in India|Company India]] | | death_place = [[Barrackpore]], [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal Province]], [[Company rule in India|Company India]] | ||
| occupation = | | occupation = Soldier | ||
| known = Indian [[Resistance movement#Freedom fighter|independence fighter]] | | known = Indian [[Resistance movement#Freedom fighter|independence fighter]] | ||
|module = {{Infobox military person |embed = yes |embed_title = Military Career |allegiance = {{flag|East India Company}}|branch = [[Bengal Army]] |serviceyears = 1849 — 1857 |rank = [[Sepoy]] | |||
|unit =34th Regiment of [[Bengal Regiment|Bengal Native Infantry]] }} | |||
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==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
[[File:Pattern1853Rifle.jpg|thumb|right| [[Enfield Rifle]]]] | [[File:Pattern1853Rifle.jpg|thumb|right| [[Pattern 1853 Enfield|Enfield Rifle]]]] | ||
{{Main article|Indian Rebellion of 1857}} | {{Main article|Indian Rebellion of 1857}} | ||
Mangal Pandey was born in [[Nagwa]], a village of upper [[Ballia district]], [[Ceded and Conquered Provinces]] (now in [[Uttar Pradesh]]). | Mangal Pandey was born in [[Nagwa]], a village of upper [[Ballia district]], [[Ceded and Conquered Provinces]] (now in [[Uttar Pradesh]]), to a [[Hindu]] [[Brahmin]] family.<ref>D'Souza, Shanthie Mariet. "Mangal Pandey". Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 Jul. 2021, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mangal-Pandey. Accessed 2 October 2021.</ref> | ||
Mangal Pandey had joined the [[Bengal Army]] in 1849. In March 1857, he was a private soldier (sepoy) in the 5th [[Company (military unit)|Company]] of the 34th Bengal Native Infantry.<ref name="Saul David page 69">[[#David|David]], p. 69</ref> | Mangal Pandey had joined the [[Bengal Army]] in 1849. In March 1857, he was a private soldier (sepoy) in the 5th [[Company (military unit)|Company]] of the 34th Bengal Native Infantry.<ref name="Saul David page 69">[[#David|David]], p. 69</ref> | ||
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==Motivation== | ==Motivation== | ||
The personal motivation behind Mangal Pandey's behaviour remains confused. During the incident itself he shouted to other sepoys: "come out – the Europeans are here"; "from biting these cartridges we shall become infidels" and "you sent me out here, why don't you follow me". At his court-martial, he stated that he had been taking bhang and opium, and was not conscious of his actions on 29 March.<ref>[[#David|David]], p. 72</ref> | The personal motivation behind Mangal Pandey's behaviour remains confused. During the incident itself he shouted to other sepoys: "come out – the Europeans are here"; "from biting these cartridges we shall become infidels" and "you sent me out here, why don't you follow me". At his court-martial, he stated that he had been taking [[bhang]] and opium, and was not conscious of his actions on 29 March.<ref>[[#David|David]], p. 72</ref> | ||
There were a wide range of factors causing apprehension and mistrust in the Bengal Army immediately prior to the Barrackpore event. Pandey's reference to cartridges is usually attributed to a new type of [[Cartridge (firearms)|bullet cartridge]] used in the [[Royal Small Arms Factory|Enfield]] [[Pattern 1853 Enfield|P-53 rifle]] which was to be introduced in the Bengal Army that year. The cartridge was thought to be greased with animal fat, primarily from cows and pigs, which could not be consumed by [[Hindu]]s and [[Muslim]]s respectively (the former a holy animal of the Hindus and the latter being abhorrent to Muslims). The cartridges had to be bitten at one end before use. The Indian troops in some regiments were of the opinion that this was an intentional act of the British, with the aim of defiling their religions.<ref>{{cite book| author=Philip Mason| author-link=Philip Mason| title=A Matter of Honour| date=1974| isbn=0-333-41837-9| page=267}}</ref> | There were a wide range of factors causing apprehension and mistrust in the Bengal Army immediately prior to the Barrackpore event. Pandey's reference to cartridges is usually attributed to a new type of [[Cartridge (firearms)|bullet cartridge]] used in the [[Royal Small Arms Factory|Enfield]] [[Pattern 1853 Enfield|P-53 rifle]] which was to be introduced in the Bengal Army that year. The cartridge was thought to be greased with animal fat, primarily from cows and pigs, which could not be consumed by [[Hindu]]s and [[Muslim]]s respectively (the former a holy animal of the Hindus and the latter being abhorrent to Muslims). The cartridges had to be bitten at one end before use. The Indian troops in some regiments were of the opinion that this was an intentional act of the British, with the aim of defiling their religions.<ref>{{cite book| author=Philip Mason| author-link=Philip Mason| title=A Matter of Honour| date=1974| isbn=0-333-41837-9| page=267}}</ref> | ||