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What were the immediate causes of freedom struggle of 1857.

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On 29th March 1857, a soldier named Mangal Pandey refused to use the larded cartridge and shot a british officer in a feat of anger, Mangal Pandey was arrested and executed on 8th April 1857. Mangal Pandey was the first one to sacrifice his life in the revolt.

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