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[[Category:Battles|Begum Kothi (Lucknow) 1858, Battle of]]
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Begum Kothi (Lucknow) 1858, Battle of]]
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|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Campbell,_1st_Baron_Clyde [Colin Campbell|Sir Colin Campbell]]|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nana_Sahib [Nana Sahib]]
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'''This was part of the [[Events at Lucknow]] in the [[Oude Campaign]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]]'''
== Summary ==
[[Colin Campbell]] leading the Army of Oude returned to recapture Lucknow. A major action took place at Begum Kothi during which [[William Hodson|Major William Hodson]] of [[Hodson's Horse ]] was killed.
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm The British Empire - Indian Mutiny 1857-58]The British Empire website<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_Lucknow Wikipedia - Capture of Lucknow]Wikipedia<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=F9q1AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA159&dq=Begum+Kotee+1858&as_brr=3&ei=Sr_0SL2fFYyuyATgmeHDCg#PPA159,M1 Google Books - Attack on Begum Koti]Google Books<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Stephen_Raikes_Hodson#Death Hodson's death] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucknow Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh] Wikipedia
== Recommended Reading ==
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br>
''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207
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