First Lucknow Relief
| First Lucknow Relief | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 25 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 | ||
| Maj Gen Henry Havelock | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
This was part of Havelock's Campaign and the Events at Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny
Summary
At the end of July Maj-Gen Henry Havelock attempted to relieve the city from Cawnpore but was forced to retire due to lack of forces. In September Maj-Gen Sir James Outram with reinforcements took command at Cawnpore and mounted a relief expedition under Havelock who drove the rebels from their strongpoint at the Battle of Alambagh. Havelock fought his way through to the Residency but it proved impossible to evacuate the sick and non-combatants. He therefore remained besieged while a small force occupied the Alambagh.
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906:
Henry Havelock (1795-1857)
James Outram (1803-1863)
External Links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire
First Relief of Lucknow Wikipedia
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Wikipedia
Historical Books online
- A Lecture On The Relief Of Lucknow on 7 August 1867 by Colonel H W Norman. 1867 Archive.org
- Forty-one Years in India from Subaltern to Commander-in-Chief by Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar 1900 Map with 1st Relief route archive.org
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207