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== Summary ==
== Summary ==
After the recapture of [[Siege of Cawnpore Nov 1857|Cawnpore]] in December 1857 the British started a campign to subdue the province of [[Oude]]. The Army of Oude from [[Cawnpore]] led by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Campbell,_1st_Baron_Clyde Sir Colin Campbell] assisted by the Jaunpore Field Force of [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101010095/ Brig-Gen Thomas Franks] and the Nepalese Army under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jang_Bahadur Jung Bahadur] converged on [[Lucknow]] which was finally releived at the end of March 1858. There were a number of peripheral actions.
After the recapture of [[Siege of Cawnpore Nov 1857|Cawnpore]] in December 1857 the British started a campaign to subdue the province of [[Oude]]. The Army of Oude from [[Cawnpore]] led by [[Colin Campbell|Sir Colin Campbell]] assisted by the Jaunpore Field Force of [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101010095/ Brig-Gen Thomas Franks] and the Nepalese Army under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jang_Bahadur Jung Bahadur] converged on [[Lucknow]] which was finally relieved at the end of March 1858. There were a number of peripheral actions.


== Army of Oude ==
== Army of Oude ==
''Under the command of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Campbell,_1st_Baron_Clyde Sir Colin Campbell]''<br>
''Under the command of [[Cawnpore]] led by [[Colin Campbell|Sir Colin Campbell]]''<br>
<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
'''Artillery Division'''<br>
'''Artillery Division'''<br>
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**3rd Coy 5th Battalion [[Bengal Artillery]]
**3rd Coy 5th Battalion [[Bengal Artillery]]
**Detachment of Bengal Artillery Recruits
**Detachment of Bengal Artillery Recruits
*Naval Brigade under ''Capt W Peel CB RN''
*[[Shannon's Naval Brigade]] under ''Capt W Peel CB RN''
*Engineer Brigade
*Engineer Brigade
**4th Coy Royal Engineers
**4th Coy Royal Engineers
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**Corps of Pioneers<br>
**Corps of Pioneers<br>
'''Cavalry Division'''<br>
'''Cavalry Division'''<br>
''Brig-Gen J H Grant CB commanding''
''[[James Hope Grant|Brig-Gen J H Grant CB]] commanding''
*1st Brigade
*1st Brigade
**[[9th (The Queen's Royal) Lancers|HM 9th Lancers]]
**[[9th (The Queen's Royal) Lancers|HM 9th Lancers]]
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**[[Hodson's Horse]]<br>
**[[Hodson's Horse]]<br>
'''1st Infantry Division'''<br>
'''1st Infantry Division'''<br>
''Maj-Gen Sir James Outram GCB, Bombay Army commanding''
''[[James Outram|Maj-Gen Sir James Outram GCB]], Bombay Army commanding''
*1st Brigade
*1st Brigade
**[[84th Regiment of Foot|HM 84th Regiment]]
**[[84th Regiment of Foot|HM 84th Regiment]]
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**[[78th Regiment of Foot|HM 78th Highlanders]]
**[[78th Regiment of Foot|HM 78th Highlanders]]
**[[90th Regiment of Foot|HM 90th Light Infantry]]
**[[90th Regiment of Foot|HM 90th Light Infantry]]
**Regiment of Ferozpore<br>
**[[14th (Ferozepore) Regiment of Sikh Infantry|Regiment of Ferozpore]]<br>
'''2nd Infantry Division'''<br>
'''2nd Infantry Division'''<br>
*3rd Brigade
*3rd Brigade
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[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/86/mode/1up/ Colin Campbell (1792-1863)]<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/86/mode/1up/ Colin Campbell (1792-1863)]<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/154/mode/1up/ Thomas Franks (1808-1862)]<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/154/mode/1up/ Thomas Franks (1808-1862)]<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/176/mode/1up/search/Grant James Hope Grant (1808-1875)]<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/208/mode/1up/ Alfred Horsford (1818-1885)]<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/255/mode/1up/search/Lugard Edward Lugard (1810-1898)]<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/311/mode/1up/ Nana Sahib (1820?-1859?)]<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/311/mode/1up/ Nana Sahib (1820?-1859?)]<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/414/mode/1up Tantya Tope (1819-59)]<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/448/mode/1up/ Edward Wetherall (1815-69)]<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/457/mode/1up Charles Windham (1810-1870)]<br>


== External Links ==
== External Links ==

Latest revision as of 13:19, 17 October 2011

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Summary

After the recapture of Cawnpore in December 1857 the British started a campaign to subdue the province of Oude. The Army of Oude from Cawnpore led by Sir Colin Campbell assisted by the Jaunpore Field Force of Brig-Gen Thomas Franks and the Nepalese Army under Jung Bahadur converged on Lucknow which was finally relieved at the end of March 1858. There were a number of peripheral actions.

Army of Oude

Under the command of Cawnpore led by Sir Colin Campbell

Artillery Division
Maj-Gen Archdale Wilson KCB, Royal Artillery commanding

Cavalry Division
Brig-Gen J H Grant CB commanding

1st Infantry Division
Maj-Gen Sir James Outram GCB, Bombay Army commanding

2nd Infantry Division

2nd Infantry Division

3rd Infantry Division
Brig-Gen R Walpole commanding

Jaunpore Field Force

Brig-Gen T H Franks commanding
British Force

Allied Goorkha Force

  • 6 Battalions Infantry
  • Artillery attached

Total 5,710 men

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906:
Colin Campbell (1792-1863)
Thomas Franks (1808-1862)
James Hope Grant (1808-1875)
Alfred Horsford (1818-1885)
Edward Lugard (1810-1898)
Nana Sahib (1820?-1859?)
Tantya Tope (1819-59)
Edward Wetherall (1815-69)
Charles Windham (1810-1870)

External Links

Brigadier Troup's Actions in Oude Google Books
Map of Oudh annexed in 1856 Wikipedia