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'''Lucknow''' is a city in north-central India, about 250m/400km south-west of [[Delhi]]. 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.
 
'''Lucknow''' is a city in north-central India, about 250m/400km south-west of [[Delhi]]. 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.
  
Later, Lucknow became an important railway hub for both broad and metre gauge lines, headquarters of the [[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway]] (which also had two major workshops situated close by, at [[Alambagh]] and [[Charbagh]]), and a terminus for the [[Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway|Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway's]] line from [[Bareilly]].
 
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
[[First Lucknow Relief]] Sept 1857<br>[[Second Lucknow Relief]] Nov 1857<br>[[Battle of Gailee by Lucknow]] Dec 1857<br>[[Recapture of Lucknow]] Mar 1858<br>[[Begum Kothi (Lucknow) 1858]] Mar 1858<br>[[Battle of Moosa Bagh (Lucknow)]] Mar 1858
 
== External links ==
 
  
[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Lucknow "Lucknow"] ''Love to Know 1911''.
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===Events of the Indian Mutiny===
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'''Timeline'''
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{|
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|[[Siege of Lucknow]]
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|align="right"|30 May to 27 Sept 1857
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|-
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|[[First Lucknow Relief]]
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|align="right"|29 September 1857
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|-
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|[[Second Lucknow Relief]]
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|align="right"|17 November 1857
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|-
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|[[Battle of Gailee by Lucknow]]
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|align="right"|22 December 1857
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|-
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|[[Recapture of Lucknow]]
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|align="right"|1-21 March 1858
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|-
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|[[Battle of Begum Kothi (Lucknow)]]
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|align="right"|11 March 1858
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|-
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|[[Battle of Moosa Bagh (Lucknow)]]
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|align="right"|19 March 1858
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|}
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==Transport==
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Lucknow became an important railway hub for both broad and metre gauge lines, headquarters of the [[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway]] (which also had two major workshops situated close by, at [[Alambagh]] and [[Charbagh]]), and a terminus for the [[Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway|Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway's]] line from [[Bareilly]].
  
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Lucknow "Siege of Lucknow"] ''Wikipedia''.
 
  
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucknow "Lucknow"] ''Wikipedia''.
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== External links ==
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*[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Lucknow "Lucknow"] ''Love to Know 1911''.
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Lucknow "Siege of Lucknow"] ''Wikipedia''.
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucknow "Lucknow"] ''Wikipedia''.
  
  
 
[[Category:Locations]]
 
[[Category:Locations]]

Revision as of 15:02, 28 June 2009

Lucknow
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 26.812800°N, 80.901300°E
Altitude: 123 m (404 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Lucknow
State/Province: Uttar Pradesh
Country: India
Transport links
Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway
Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway

Lucknow is a city in north-central India, about 250m/400km south-west of Delhi. 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.

History

Events of the Indian Mutiny

Timeline

Siege of Lucknow 30 May to 27 Sept 1857
First Lucknow Relief 29 September 1857
Second Lucknow Relief 17 November 1857
Battle of Gailee by Lucknow 22 December 1857
Recapture of Lucknow 1-21 March 1858
Battle of Begum Kothi (Lucknow) 11 March 1858
Battle of Moosa Bagh (Lucknow) 19 March 1858

Transport

Lucknow became an important railway hub for both broad and metre gauge lines, headquarters of the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway (which also had two major workshops situated close by, at Alambagh and Charbagh), and a terminus for the Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway's line from Bareilly.


External links