Composition of Bengal Native Infantry in 1857

In his lecture on '1857 -- Mahakranti' (organized by 'Panchnad Shodh Sansthan' in Chandigarh), historian Professor Devendra Swaroop shared some very interesting facts.

According to Prof. Devendra Swaroop, in Bengal Native Infantry, more than 80, 000 soldiers were from Eastern UP (Avadh and Bhojpuri area) and Bihar. Most of them were Brahmans. 40 per cent soldiers of Bengal Native Infantry were Brahmans. 20 % soldiers were Rajputs and 20% soldiers of this infantry were Muslims. Remaining 20% soldiers belonged to other castes and groups. This was the composition of Bengal Native Infantry.

Most of Brahman soldiers of Bengal Naïve Infantry were from Eastern UP (Avadh and Bhojpuri area). They were called 'Poorabeeya' and 'Pandey Ji'. These soldiers were in fact the power of British rule (East India Company). The revolt of 1857 would not have been possible, if these 'Poorabeeya' soldiers had not stood against the British.

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[mannjattpunjabi]

i agree with you, SHAM SINGH ATARI a SIKH RAPJUT was the first indian who invade peshawer, multan and jallabad. noone in history dare to attack afghanistan.. throughout history sikhs, rajputs and others castes were fighting against foriegn forces.. brahmins were eating butter and telling people that they are superior race with no explaination. NOW THEY ARE GETTING ALL THE CERDIT, FUCKING BACK STABBERS.. BRAHMINS HAVE NO DIGNITY...

[ranamsv]

dis is gud tht brahmins r reprsentin demsev as warrior

question is,

If in Brithish Army brahmins are more than any oder caste or comm den y Rajput, sikh, jat or Maratha are called as traitor by Brahmins and they use to say that coz support of these warriors only Brits were able to rule India.

Only one thing i dont understand is "dogli niti". anyway best of luck for u guys for ur mission to make ur community as warriors.

Remember just stay Hindu and Hindustani.

[ChrisJJonson]

yes I agree with this fellow, because the rebel soldiers were called Pandies by the british

[RanaRaethanaBonduHai]

rajputs were fuddus.. like you

[punksareforever]

Punjabi dude sure is illerate. I dunno about superior caste or anything but brahman for centuries have imparted knowdlge to the world.

And if u wanna talk about fighting bajiprabhu deshpande fought the bastard mughals even after one of his hands were cut. He was known as lion and we have a fort named after him . Its called SINHGAD meaning LIONS FORT. NOW go fuck watch some shit like "singh is king" or GADDAR and masturbate to da beats.dumb ass bigmouth bastard.

[RanaRaethana]

Shyam Singh Attari was famous warrior - he was 75 i think when died defending his people they say the brits could not take the sword out of his hand.

I think he was Brar Jatt none the less a warrior like any.

[mannjattpunjabi]

what you mean by stay hindu and hindustani.. hindu is not a word, you can say stay vedic.. and brahmins are the parasites who are sucking blood on common indians since times of mughals. like nehru's grandfather was a muslim in delhi court under mughals. when british came nehrus father became brahmin, who is trailor now.they change with time. give me one example of brahmin warrior of freedomfighter. there is none..

[RanaRaethana]

hahaha tumse kahan goli chali hai panditji...sabse harami kom hai yeh panditon ki:

"If a brahmin got converted into the islamic faith, he tried to pass of as a saiyad, rajput or member of any other martial class as "khan", and so on."

Islam and Indian Culture

Shujaat Muhammad

p. 82

[RanaRaethana]

The Bengal Native Infantry: Its Organisation and Discipline, 1796-1852 by Amiya Barat

pg. 123

"Among the Hindus, there were 26983 Brahmins, 27335 Rajputs..."

40% my arse pandey ji...hahahaha back stabbers!!!!

[RanaRaethana]

utter bullshit - 30 years before 1857 Rajputs under Chaen Singh Parmar rose in rebellion against the British.