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{{Places of Interest|title=Lucknow|name=Lucknow |link=http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=211401480495186034184.0004b92ce01c865bf35dc&ie=UTF8&ll=26.826522,80.956535&spn=0.116422,0.150547&t=m&z=13&vpsrc=1}}
'''Lucknow''', a city in north-central India 500 km southwest of [[Delhi]], was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V20_142I34_V16_187.gif Lucknow District] in the Lucknow Division of United Provinces during the British period.<br>
It was the scene of a major siege during the [[Indian Mutiny]], when the Residency was defended against great odds by a small group of soldiers and civilians, including schoolboys from La Martiniere College.
