29 March 1857
Barrackpore Mutiny
Mangal Pandey's attack at Barrackpore exposes deep unrest among Bengal Army sepoys before the wider revolt.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Barrackpore in India. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Mangal Pandey's attack at Barrackpore exposes deep unrest among Bengal Army sepoys before the wider revolt.
Mangal Pandey attacks British officers at Barrackpore, becoming an early symbol of the 1857 uprising.
Mangal Pandey is executed at Barrackpore after his attack on British officers helped expose unrest within the Bengal Army.
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