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| + | '''This was part of the [[Events at Lucknow]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]]''' | ||
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| + | == Summary == | ||
| + | Following the success at Secundra Bagh and La Martiniere Colin Campbell's force pressed on and reached the Residency compound. It was decided to abandon the city and the evacuation began on 19 November. James Outram with 4,000 men was left to hold the Alambagh and Campbell reached Cawnpore on 27 November. | ||
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== 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#Second_relief | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Lucknow#Second_relief Second Relief of Lucknow] Wikipedia<br> |
| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucknow Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh] Wikipedia | ||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
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''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207 | ''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207 | ||
[[Category:Battles|Lucknow Relief, Second]] | [[Category:Battles|Lucknow Relief, Second]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Events at Lucknow|Lucknow Relief, Second]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Lucknow Relief, Second]] | [[Category:Indian Mutiny|Lucknow Relief, Second]] | ||
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Revision as of 15:54, 7 July 2010
| Second Lucknow Relief | ||
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| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 17 November 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 Colin Campbell | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
This was part of the Events at Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny
Summary
Following the success at Secundra Bagh and La Martiniere Colin Campbell's force pressed on and reached the Residency compound. It was decided to abandon the city and the evacuation began on 19 November. James Outram with 4,000 men was left to hold the Alambagh and Campbell reached Cawnpore on 27 November.
External Links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire website
Second Relief of Lucknow Wikipedia
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Wikipedia
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207
