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Siege of Lucknow
History of Great Britain
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| | 1857 | Campbell, Colin | |
| Nov Lucknow Leads a 5,000 reinforcements into the residency at Lucknow |
| 16th Nov Lucknow Fights into the residency & rescues the occupants but leaves the city in rebel hands |
| 1857 | Cavanagh, Thomas | |
| Nov Lucknow Becomes the 1st civilian to be awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions at Lucknow |
| Nov Lucknow Goes through enemy lines & guides Campbell's reinforcements into the British residency |
| Nov Lucknow Slips through enemy lines & guides Campbell's forces into the British residency |
| 1857 | Havelock, Henry | |
| 25th Sep Lucknow Fights through enemy lines & enters the Residency |
| 1857 | Inglis, John | |
| 4th July Lucknow Appointed to command the British garrison during the 2nd day of the siege |
| 1857 | Lawrence, Henry | |
| 2nd July Lucknow 1st day of the siege, moved many of the local British into the garrison for safety |
| 4th July Lucknow Killed during the 2nd day of the siege |
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