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{{Battles_Infobox | {{Battles_Infobox | ||
|partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]] | |partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]] | ||
|date=1-21 March 1858 | |date=1-21 March 1858 | ||
| − | |location=[[Lucknow]], Uttar Pradesh | + | |location=[[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] |
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.850791,80.939644&z=16&t=h&hl=en 26.850791°N 80.939643°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.850791,80.939644&z=16&t=h&hl=en 26.850791°N 80.939643°E] | ||
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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | |combatant2=Rebel Sepoys | ||
| − | |commander1=[http:// | + | |commander1=[[Colin Campbell|Sir Colin Campbell]]<br> [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/255/mode/1up/search/Lugard Sir Edward Lugard] |
| − | |commander2=[ | + | |commander2=[[Nana Sahib]] <br>[http://www.radianceweekly.com/cover_story.php?content_id=177&issue_id=48 Maulvi of Faizabad] |
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| + | '''This was part of the [[Events at Lucknow]] in the [[Oude Campaign]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]]''' | ||
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| + | == Summary == | ||
| + | [[Colin Campbell]] leading the Army of Oude returned to recapture Lucknow. | ||
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| + | '''See also''' | ||
| + | *[[Battle of La Martinière]] 9 March 1858 | ||
| + | *[[Battle of Begum Kothi (Lucknow)|Battle of Begum Kothi]] 11 March 1858 | ||
| + | *[[Battle of Imambara]] 14 March 1858 | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm | + | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire website<br> |
| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_Lucknow | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_Lucknow Capture of Lucknow] Wikipedia<br> |
| + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=F9q1AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA161&dq=Lugard+1858&as_brr=3&ei=Sr_0SL2fFYyuyATgmeHDCg#PPA161,M1 Recapture] Google Books<br> | ||
| + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=A7XMfkemThoC&pg=PA93&dq=The+Shannon's+brigade+in+India:+The+whole+force+got+under+weigh&hl=en&ei=5Hg4TPaZKcSclgf91NXVBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Shannon's Naval Brigade at Lucknow] Google Books<br> | ||
| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucknow Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh] Wikipedia | ||
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== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br> | ''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br> | ||
''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207 | ''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207 | ||
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[[Image:Lucknowmap.jpg|thumb|350px|Actions at Lucknow]] | [[Image:Lucknowmap.jpg|thumb|350px|Actions at Lucknow]] | ||
[[Image:British soldiers looting Qaisar Bagh Lucknow.jpg|thumb|350px|left|British soldiers looting the Qaiser Bagh]] | [[Image:British soldiers looting Qaisar Bagh Lucknow.jpg|thumb|350px|left|British soldiers looting the Qaiser Bagh]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Battles|Lucknow, Recapture of]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Events at Lucknow|Lucknow, Recapture of]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Shannon's Naval Brigade|Lucknow, Recapture of]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Oude Campaign|Lucknow Relief, Recapture of]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Indian Mutiny|Lucknow, Recapture of]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:52, 2 May 2011
| Recapture of Lucknow | ||
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| Part of Indian Mutiny | ||
| Date: | 1-21 March 1858 | |
| Location: | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 26.850791°N 80.939643°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Rebel Sepoys | |
| Commanders | ||
| Sir Colin Campbell Sir Edward Lugard |
Nana Sahib Maulvi of Faizabad | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
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.
See also
- Battle of La Martinière 9 March 1858
- Battle of Begum Kothi 11 March 1858
- Battle of Imambara 14 March 1858
External Links
Indian Mutiny 1857-58 The British Empire website
Capture of Lucknow Wikipedia
Recapture Google Books
Shannon's Naval Brigade at Lucknow Google Books
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Wikipedia
Recommended Reading
"Indian Mutiny" by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548
"My Indian Mutiny Diary" by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207
