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Lucknow is a city in north-central India, about 400km south-west of [[Delhi]]. It was the scene of a major battle during the [[Indian Mutiny]], when the Residency was defended against great odds by a small group of soldiers and civilians, including schoolboys from La Martiniere College.
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|presidency= [[Bengal]]
|image=
|coordinates= 26° 51′ 38″ N, 80° 54′ 57″ E
|altitude= 123 m (404 ft)
|presentname= Lucknow
|stateprovince= Uttar Pradesh
|country= India
|transport= [[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway]]<br>[[Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway]]
}}
'''Lucknow''' is a city in north-central India, about 250m/400km south-west of [[Delhi]]. It was the scene of a major battle during the [[Indian Mutiny]], when the Residency was defended against great odds by a small group of soldiers and civilians, including schoolboys from La Martiniere College.
Later, 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]].
== External links ==
[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Lucknow "Lucknow"] ''Love to Know 1911''.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucknow "Lucknow"] ''Wikipedia''.
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