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Siege of Lucknow

Great Britain · Warfare / Indian Wars of Independence. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

4Records
1857Date range
3Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1857

Henry Lawrence2 July 1857

Lucknow · Warfare / Indian Wars of Independence

1st day of the siege, moved many of the local British into the garrison for safety

John Inglis4 July 1857

Lucknow · Warfare / Indian Wars of Independence

Appointed to command the British garrison during the 2nd day of the siege

Henry Lawrence4 July 1857

Lucknow · Warfare / Indian Wars of Independence

Killed during the 2nd day of the siege

Henry Havelock25 September 1857

Lucknow · Warfare / Indian Wars of Independence

Fights through enemy lines & enters the Residency

Names involved

Henry HavelockHenry LawrenceJohn Inglis

Provenance

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