HISTORY
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Question
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The First British officer to be informed of Mangal Pandey firing at the sergeant major was
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General Hearsay
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Col. Smith
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Col. Mitchell
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Lieutenant Baugh
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -When the Sergeant-Major’s adjutant Lieutenant Henry Baugh arrived on a horse, he was shot at by Pandey – this is referred to as the first gun fired on an Englishman during the course of the Revolt of 1857. Pandey missed hitting the lieutenant and hit his horse instead.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mangal Pandey is a freedom fighter who is famous in Indian history. He sacrificed his life to get the country out of the grips of the British. He is widely known as one of the first freedom fighters of India. He is known as a Sepoy mutiny of 1857 and had a huge role in the revolt of 1857.
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