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Who was the first soldier to be hanged for the 1857 revolt?
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Mangal Pandey was arrested and sentenced to death after he attacked British officers in Barrackpore on 29th March, 1857. Anticipating a revolt, British authorities moved up his initial execution date from 18th April to 8th April, when he was hanged.
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