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{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[[Indian Mutiny]]
|date=1-3 May 1857
|location=[[Lucknow]], Uttar Pradesh
|presidency=[[Bengal]]
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.812966,80.903192&z=16&t=h&hl=en 26.812800°N 80.901300°E]
|result=Mutineers jailed
|territory=
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Henry_Lawrence Sir Henry Lawrence]
|commander2=
|strength1=
|strength2=
|casualties1=
|casualties2=
}}
'''This was part of the [[Events at Lucknow]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]]'''
== Summary ==
On 1 May sepoys of the 7th Oude Infantry refused to handle the greased cartridges. They were confronted by loyal troops on the following day and, in the face of loaded artillery, some fled - of whom some were captured - and some surrendered. Fifty mutineers were jailed and Lucknow remained quiet for the following three weeks.
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire website<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UZE_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA226&dq=7th+Oude+Irregular+Infantry&hl=en&ei=TRIyTMOQBsvcsAaupeTNBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=7th%20Oude%20Irregular%20Infantry&f=false Mutiny on 3rd May] Google Books<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IzQoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA89&dq=7th+Oude+Irregular+Infantry&hl=en&ei=TRIyTMOQBsvcsAaupeTNBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=7th%20Oude%20Irregular%20Infantry&f=false Affairs at Lucknow 1-3 May] Google Books<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Lucknow Siege of Lucknow] Wikipedia<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucknow Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh] Wikipedia
== Recommended Reading ==
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br>
''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207
[[Category:Battles|Lucknow, Mutiny at]]
[[Category:Events at Lucknow|Lucknow, Mutiny at]]
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Lucknow, Mutiny at]]
|partof=[[Indian Mutiny]]
|date=1-3 May 1857
|location=[[Lucknow]], Uttar Pradesh
|presidency=[[Bengal]]
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=26.812966,80.903192&z=16&t=h&hl=en 26.812800°N 80.901300°E]
|result=Mutineers jailed
|territory=
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Henry_Lawrence Sir Henry Lawrence]
|commander2=
|strength1=
|strength2=
|casualties1=
|casualties2=
}}
'''This was part of the [[Events at Lucknow]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]]'''
== Summary ==
On 1 May sepoys of the 7th Oude Infantry refused to handle the greased cartridges. They were confronted by loyal troops on the following day and, in the face of loaded artillery, some fled - of whom some were captured - and some surrendered. Fifty mutineers were jailed and Lucknow remained quiet for the following three weeks.
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] The British Empire website<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UZE_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA226&dq=7th+Oude+Irregular+Infantry&hl=en&ei=TRIyTMOQBsvcsAaupeTNBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=7th%20Oude%20Irregular%20Infantry&f=false Mutiny on 3rd May] Google Books<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IzQoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA89&dq=7th+Oude+Irregular+Infantry&hl=en&ei=TRIyTMOQBsvcsAaupeTNBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=7th%20Oude%20Irregular%20Infantry&f=false Affairs at Lucknow 1-3 May] Google Books<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Lucknow Siege of Lucknow] Wikipedia<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucknow Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh] Wikipedia
== Recommended Reading ==
''"Indian Mutiny"'' by Saul David 2002 ISBN 0141005548<br>
''"My Indian Mutiny Diary"'' by WH Russell 1967 ISBN 0527781207
[[Category:Battles|Lucknow, Mutiny at]]
[[Category:Events at Lucknow|Lucknow, Mutiny at]]
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Lucknow, Mutiny at]]
