Mangal Pandey Death Anniversary: Remembering The Soldier Who Inspired India’s First Independence Fight

April 8, 2020, marks the 163rd death anniversary of one of the greatest soldiers in India’s history, Mangal Pandey. Born on July 19, 1827, Mangal Pandey, was a sepoy (sipahi) in the 34th Regiment of the Bengal Native Infantry (BNI) of the British East India Company. While Britishers announced him as a traitor & mutiny, Pandey is modern India’s hero. The freedom fighter is known for attacking British officers that set-off the first war of Indian Independence, also known as Great Rebellion, Indian Mutiny or Sepoy Mutiny of 1857. Watch the video to know more about Mangal Pandey.

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