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Once the news of the mutinies at [[Meerut]] and [[Delhi]] became known, units were called to [[Umballa]] to form a siege army for Delhi. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Anson_(British_Army_major-general) Major General George Anson], Commander-in-Chief in India, died of cholera on 27 may May and was succeeded by [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101001452/ Major General Henry Barnard]. Joined from Meerut by [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101029639/ Brigadier Archdale Wilson], Barnard reached Delhi on 8 June where he established a position on a ridge north of the city.<br>

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Nicholson_(East_India_Company_officer) [John Nicholson|Brigadier John Nicholson]] arrived with his movable column on 14 August and on 8 September [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lawrence,_1st_Baron_Lawrence Sir John Lawrence] brought reinforcements with heavy siege artillery. The assault on the city began on 14 September and by 21 September DElhi Delhi was recaptured.  == Related articles ==[[Mutiny at Delhi]] 11-16 May 1857<br>[[Battle of Ghazee-ood-din-Nuggur]] 30 May<br>[[Battle of Hindun River]] 31 May<br>[[Battle of Badli-ki-Serai]] 8 June<br>[[Siege of Delhi 1857 – Subzee Mundee|Action at Subzee Mundee]] 9 June<br> [[Siege of Delhi 1857 - Metcalfe House|Capture of Metcalfe House]] 12 June<br>[[Siege of Delhi 1857 - Idgah Battery|Attack on the Idgah Battery]] 17 June<br>[[Siege of Delhi 1857 - Ochterlony Garden|Action at Ochterlony Garden]] 19 June<br>[[Siege of Delhi 1857 - The Sammy House|Capture of the Sammy House]] 23 June<br>[[Siege of Delhi 1857 – Subzee Mundee|Action at Subzee Mundee]] 9 July<br>[[Siege of Delhi 1857 – Subzee Mundee|Action at Subzee Mundee]] 13 August<br>[[Action at Khurkowdah]] 15 August<br>[[Battle of Rohtak]] 17-18 August<br>[[Battle of Nujjuffghur]] 25 August<br>[[Recapture of Delhi Sep 1857|Recapture of Delhi]] 14-20 September  == Delhi Army =='''1st Umballa Brigade'''<br>''Brig Halifax, 75th Queen's Regiment''*[[75th Regiment of Foot|75th Queen's Regiment]]*[[1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers|1st Bengal Europeans]]*One troop of Horse Artillery<br>'''2nd Umballa Brigade'''<br>''Brig Jones, 60th Royal Rifles''*One wing of [[60th Regiment of Foot|60th Royal Rifles]]*Two squadrons of [[9th (The Queen's Royal) Lancers|9th Lancers]]*One squadron of [[4th Bengal Lancers]]*One Troop of Horse Artillery<br>'''Meerut Brigade'''<br>''Brig A Wilson, Royal Artillery''*One wing of [[60th Regiment of Foot|60th Royal Rifles]]*Two squadrons of [[6th Dragoon Guards|Carabineers]]*One Field Battery*One troop of Horse Artillery*Native Sappers*120 Siege Artillerymen<br> == Biographies ==Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906:<br>[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/26/mode/2up/search/Barnard Henry Barnard (1799-1857)]<br>[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/176/mode/up/ James Hope Grant (1808-1875)]<br>[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/202/mode/2up/ William Hodson (1821-1858)]<br>[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/314/mode/1up/ James Neill (1810-1857)]<br>[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/315/mode/1up/ John Nicholson (1821-1857)]<br>[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/354/mode/2up Thomas Reed (1796-1883)]<br>[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/426/mode/1up/ Henry Tombs (1824-1874)]<br>[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/454/mode/1up/ Archdale Wilson (1803-1874)]<br> 

''1857: A Brief Political and Military Analysis'' by Maj (Retd) Agha Humayun Amin [http://web.archive.org/web/20060206050655/defencejournal.com/2000/jan/dehli-campaign.htm Chapter Six: "The Delhi Campaign"] Article by Maj Agha Humayun Amindefencejournal.com (Pakistan). January 2000 Issue.<br>

[http://books.google.com/books?id=VfgdAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA295&dq=Siege+of+Delhi:+Final+Operations%2BAnson%2BReed%2BWilson%2BBarnard&ei=f0PDSueDGYmONfbWjOID#v=onepage&q=Siege%20of%20Delhi%3A%20Final%20Operations%2BAnson%2BReed%2BWilson%2BBarnard&f=false Siege of Delhi] Google Books<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Delhi Siege of Delhi] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.rlc-conductor.info/home.htm rlc-conductor.info] then click on "Articles, Features & Essays" then click on "A Trying Occasion: An account of the Indian Mutiny" which gives an account of the blowing up of the Delhi[ammunition] magazine on the 11th May 1857 by Ordnance Officers and Conductors<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Wadeson Richard Wadeson's VC] Wikipedia===Historical books online===*[http://www.archive.org/stream/withhm9thlancers00ansorich#page/n7/mode/2up ''With H.M. 9th Lancers during the Indian Mutiny. The letters of Brevet-major O.H.S.G. Anson''] 1896 Archive.org {{#widget:Google PlusOne|size=small|count=true}}    [[Category:Delhi Campaign| Delhi Campaign]][[Category:Indian Mutiny| Delhi Campaign]][[Category:Campaigns with FIBIS Battle Maps|Delhi Campaign]]