Remembering legendary freedom fighter Mangal Pandey on his birth anniversary, July 19 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
Freedom fighter Mangal Pandey needs no introduction as his contributions in India’s independence are remembered with pride till date. ★ He was a fearless fighter and is known to have kept India before everything else till his last breath. ★ He was born on July 19, 1827 in India’s Akbarpur and died on April 8, 1857. ★ He is also known for spreading the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, also known as the first war of Indian Independence, across the length and breadth of the country. ★ He is still remembered as a brave Indian who raged a war against the British, in a move to make India independent. ★ He joined the British army at the young age of 22 years. ★He revolted against the East India Company for introducing cartridges that were greased with animal fat as it hurt the religious sentiments of the soldiers. ★ This movement of rebels reached other parts of India and led to a mass revolt against the colonial rulers. Common people too came out and opposed anti-Ind...