Mangal Pandey, Indian soldier (died 1857)

Mangal Pandey

Indian soldier and freedom fighter (1827–1857)

Mangal Pandey was an Indian soldier who played a key role in the events that led to the Indian Rebellion of 1857, which resulted in the dissolution of the East India Company and the beginning of the British Raj through the Government of India Act 1858. He was a sepoy in the 34th…