June 30 – November 19, 1857 · North India Theater
June 30 – November 19, 1857
The British Residency compound at Lucknow — some 1,700 soldiers and 1,280 civilians — was besieged from July 1 by rebel forces of perhaps 30,000. Commander Henry Lawrence died from a shell burst on July 4. Havelock's First Relief reached the Residency September 25 but the column was too weak to evacuate and became besieged with the garrison. Colin Campbell's Second Relief in November finally extracted the defenders after 140 days total.
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