{"id":689985,"date":"2023-10-13T11:15:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T05:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/?post_type=questions&#038;p=689985"},"modified":"2025-03-25T19:39:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T14:09:37","slug":"which-infantry-did-mangal-pandey-belong-to","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/question\/which-infantry-did-mangal-pandey-belong-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Which infantry did Mangal Pandey belong to?"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":59,"template":"","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"Which infantry did Mangal Pandey belong to?","_yoast_wpseo_title":"%%title%% %%page%%","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Mangal Pandey was a member of the 34th Bengal Native Infantry regiment of the British East India Company's army. 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