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Siege of Lucknow

Siege of Lucknow was a siege conducted on 30 May 1857 at Lucknow, in what is now India; it lasted 6 months. It was part of Indian Mutiny of 1857, which ran from 1857 to 1858. The recorded result: British victory.

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"The Relief of Lucknow," by Thomas J. Barker; a print from c.1914
"The Relief of Lucknow," by Thomas J. Barker; a print from c.1914. Thomas J. Barker, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought30 May 1857lasted 6 months
WhereLucknow, India26.861N, 80.916E
OutcomeBritish victory
Belligerents22px East India Companyagainst22px Oudh
Part ofIndian Mutiny of 18571857 to 1858

Where it sits in Indian Mutiny of 1857

Capture of Delhi, 1857Siege of Lucknow, 1857Siege of Cawnpore, 1857Siege of Delhi, 1857Battle of Badli-ki-Serai, 1857Battle of Jhelum - Indian Mutiny, 1857Battle of Aong, 1857Siege of Arrah, 1857Battle of Agra, 1857Battle of Najafgarh, 1857Second Battle of Cawnpore, 1857Capture of Lucknow, 1858Siege of Jhansi, 1858Battle of Sagnapur, 185818571858Siege of Lucknow, 1857
14 placed engagements of Indian Mutiny of 1857 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date30 May 1857
to 27 November 1857
PlaceLucknow, India
26.861N, 80.916E
KindSiege, nineteenth century
Commanders
Siege of LucknowSiege of LucknowSiege of CawnporeSecond Battle of CawnporeBattle of AongBattle of KhajwaBattle of FarrukhabadSiege of CawnporeSecond Battle of CawnporeBattle of AongBattle of KhajwaBattle of FarrukhabadShahjahanpurBahraichFatehpurFaizabadNepalganjSitapur100 km26.861N, 80.916E
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Siege of Lucknow is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 376 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q815165, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Lucknow, revision 1383118197, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.