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Forces led by Sir Henry Havelock and Sir James Outram reached Lucknow in September (the First Relief of Lucknow). After taking the [[Alambagh]], this became the headquarters for subsequent actions at Lucknow. Under heavy assault from the rebels, they were unable to evacuate the Residency as intended and instead bolstered the garrison there, a second siege ensuing for six weeks. The Second Relief came in November when Sir Colin Campbell reached Lucknow. On the 16th November, 2000 rebel [[sepoy]]s besieged at the Secundrabagh villa were massacred when the [[93rd Regiment of Foot|93rd Highlanders]] and the [[4th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|4th Punjabi Infantry]] took the estate. Campbell managed to evacuate the besieged Europeans at the Residency, but Havelock died before he was able to leave the city. Outram stayed and defended Lucknow until the following March, when Campbell retook the city. During this action Major Hodson (Commander of [[Hodson's Horse]]) was killed and buried in the grounds of La Martiniere College.

[[Image:Hodsons grave.jpg|250px|thumb|Hodson's grave at La Martiniere College]]

'''Actions timeline''':

{|

|align="right"|1 July to 27 Sept 1857

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|align="right"|19 March 1858

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'''Memorials''':

*[http://www.search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_picture&id=197&s_id=181 Memorial to James Outram] in the Christ Church Cathedral

*Thomas Henry Kavanagh was a civilian who won the [[Victoria Cross]] for his action during the Siege. One of those inside the Residency, he disguised himself as a sepoy in order to escape undetected to the [[Alambagh]] and guide Campbell's forces into Lucknow for the Second Relief. Kavanagh's memorial in the All Saints Garrison Church can be view on the [http://www.search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=384 FIBIS database].

==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|Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway's]] line from [[Bareilly]].

==Churches==

'''Roman Catholic'''

*St Joseph's Cathedral

==Education==

*Reid Christian College

*St. Francis' School and Orphanage - Catholic school, founded 1885

==FIBIS resources==

*[http://www.search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_document&id=208&s_id=241 Letter from Lieutenant Clifford Mecham] sent during the Defence of Lucknow 1857

*[http://www.search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/searchsummary.php?mode=image&kw=lucknow Miscellaneous Lucknow photographs]

== External links ==