Siege of Lucknow

When

30 May 1857 – 27 Nov 1857

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

26.86° N, 80.92° E

Description

1857 siege

Siege fought during the Indian Rebellion of 1857

The siege of Lucknow was the prolonged defence of the British Residency within the city of Lucknow from rebel sepoys during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. After two successive relief attempts had reached the city, the defenders and civilians were evacuated from the Residency, which was then abandoned.

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• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “произошла осада Лакхнау в ходе которой британская армия потерпела поражение и произошла эвакуация города”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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