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[[Category:Battles|La Martinière, Battle of]]
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|La Martinière, Battle of]]
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|partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]]
|date=9 March 1858
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucknow [Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|presidency=[[Bengal]]
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.85079183937,80.93964496252&z=16&t=h&hl=en 26.850791°N 83937°N 80.939643°E96252°E]
|result=British victory
|territory=
|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] ]
|strength1=
|strength2=
|casualties2=
}}
[[Image:La Martiniere College.jpg|thumb|300px|La Martiniere College]]
'''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 La Martiniere College.
== 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=PA157PA156&dq=Martiniere+1858&as_brr=3&ei=Sr_0SL2fFYyuyATgmeHDCg#PPA157,M11 Google Books - v=onepage&q&f=false Storming of La Martiniere- Campbell's despatch]Google Books<br>[http://snuffy.lib.umn.edu/image/srch/bin/Dispatcher?mode=600&id=amp00485 La Martiniere] Ames Library image - La Martiniere]
== Recommended Reading ==
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br>
''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207
[[Category:Battles|La Martinière, Battle of]]
[[Category:Events at Lucknow|La Martinière, Battle of]]
[[Category:Shannon's Naval Brigade|La Martinière, Battle of]]
[[Category:Oude Campaign|La Martinière, Battle of]]
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|La Martinière, Battle of]]
