ICSE Class 10 History & Civics Question 18 of 25

The First War of Independence, 1857 — Question 22

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Question 22

Who was Mangal Pandey? What did he do?

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Mangal Pandey was a Brahmin sepoy, who refused to use the Enfield rifles.

He led an attack on the Adjutant of the 34th Native Infantry at Barrackpore on March 29, 1857. He was executed after a court martial.