Mangal Pandey

Meerut spark off

The news of the dismissal of 19 Regiment sepoys reached to all the garrisons and cantonments of the company army including Meerut where 34 Infantry Regiment of Mangal Pandey was now stationed. The British did not want to keep it a secret. Infact they wanted it known to all native sepoys as a warning against […]

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The mass dismissal

The drill officer had to report the matter to the Commanding Officer of Bahrampur, Michael, who was a strict disciplinarian. To add to it he was a racial bigot who believed in the white superiority. He looked down upon Indians and everything connected to them. He talked to Indian subordinates in a manner of a

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In Meerut

One month later, 34 Infantry battalion had settled down in Meerut contonment. Meerut garrison was the seat of Company’s Military Adjutant General. Major General J.B. Hearsy was its Commanding Officer. Both the generals were unsympathetic to the sentiments of the native sepoys.Colonel Douglus was an intelligent officer and he understood the feelings of the natives

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The shift

Upon return to the Barrackpore cantonment Mangal learnt that his unit was likely to be moved to Meerut cantonment situated near Delhi.The British had got some wind of the impending trouble but they were not unduly worried. They had seen and dealt with many mutinities and rebellions effectively. The most of them were quickly crushed

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Mangal becomes sepoy

Lalchand infact was the Drill Havildar. The recruitment incharge Sergeant, a white officer indeed had Lalchand in his good books. The Havildar’s words counted for something which became apparent when the officer paid special attention to Mangal Pandey.Young Mangal was his own recommendation. He had a fair complexion which made the white people feel psychologically

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Growing Mangal

The kid Mangal continued growing up in his dusty village of Ballia. What the old wise man had said on that day on the hillock became more and more meaningful as he gained greater understanding as, he went on maturing into his teens. Meanwhile East India Company (Company Bahadur) was implementing its policies with greater

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Mangal Pandey

Sometime around 1845…Columns of red uniformed sepoys were marching on a dusty road of eastern U.P. The columns were headed and flanked by horse mounted white skinned superiors. Their posturing exuded masterly vanity. Although they also wore red liveries yet the material used was of expensive variety compared to that of sepoys. The sepoys were

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