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| + | [[Image:Lucknow 1857.jpg|thumb|Lucknow 1857]] | ||
| − | ''' | + | '''This was part of the [[Events at Lucknow]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]]''' |
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| + | == Summary == | ||
| + | Mutiny broke out on 30 May in the 13th, 48th and 71st Bengal Native Infantry | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm | + | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire website<br> |
| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Lucknow | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Lucknow Siege of Lucknow] Wikipedia<br> |
| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucknow Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh] Wikipedia | ||
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| + | == Historical books on-line == | ||
| + | [http://www.archive.org/stream/personaljournalo00anderich#page/n1/mode/2up ''A Personal Journal of the Siege of Lucknow''] by Capt R P Anderson 1858<br> | ||
| + | [http://www.archive.org/stream/personalnarrativ00reesrich#page/n5/mode/2up ''A Personal Narrative of the Siege of Lucknow''] by L E Ruutz Rees 1858 | ||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br> | ''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br> | ||
''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207 | ''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207 | ||
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[[Category:Battles|Lucknow, Siege of]] | [[Category:Battles|Lucknow, Siege of]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Lucknow, Siege of]] | [[Category:Indian Mutiny|Lucknow, Siege of]] | ||
Revision as of 18:03, 5 July 2010
| First Siege of Lucknow | ||
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| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 30 May-27 September 1857 | |
| Location: | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 26.812800°N 80.901300°E | |
| Result: | British success | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Sir Henry Lawrence | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
This was part of the Events at Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny
Summary
Mutiny broke out on 30 May in the 13th, 48th and 71st Bengal Native Infantry
External Links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire website
Siege of Lucknow Wikipedia
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Wikipedia
Historical books on-line
A Personal Journal of the Siege of Lucknow by Capt R P Anderson 1858
A Personal Narrative of the Siege of Lucknow by L E Ruutz Rees 1858
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207
