The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_India_Company" id="mwbg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="East India Company">East India Company</a> disbands the 34th Regiment of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_Native_Infantry" id="mwbw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Bengal Native Infantry">Bengal Native Infantry</a> whose <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepoy" id="mwcA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Sepoy">sepoy</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangal_Pandey" id="mwcQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Mangal Pandey">Mangal Pandey</a> had earlier revolted against the British in the lead up to the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_Independence_of_1857" id="mwcg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="War of Independence of 1857">War of Indian Independence</a>.