''The Relief of Lucknow'' is a 1912 American silent film about the

Relief of Lucknow The siege of Lucknow was the prolonged defence of the British Residency within the city of Lucknow from rebel sepoys (Indian soldiers in the British East India Company's Army) during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. After two successive relief att ...

during the

Indian Rebellion of 1857 The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the fo ...

. Filmed in 1911 by the

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at locations in the

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Bermuda ) , anthem = "God Save the King" , song_type = National song , song = " Hail to Bermuda" , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , mapsize2 = , map_caption2 = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = , e ...

, including the Prospect Camp Garrison Golf Links clubhouse (originally a private home built around 1700, and now a Bermuda National Trust property named ''"Palmetto House"'' due to the still-extant ornamental stand of palmettos visible in front of it in the film), ''"Walsingham House"'' (an historic home built in 1652 that is currently the location of the ''"Tom Moore's Tavern"'' restaurant), and the walled streets of St. George's town. The director was

J. Searle Dawley James Searle Dawley (October 4, 1877 – March 30, 1949) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, stage actor, and playwright. Between 1907 and the mid-1920s, while working for Edison, Rex Motion Picture Company, Famous Player ...

, who relocated to Bermuda with a crew in 1911 and 1912, and the production was based at ''"Villa Monticello"'', an estate near to Flatts Village. The film makers received considerable assistance from the

Bermuda Garrison The Bermuda Garrison was the military establishment maintained on the British Overseas Territory and Imperial fortress of Bermuda by the regular British Army and its local militia and voluntary reserves from 1701 to 1957. The garrison evolved fr ...

of the

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, with the 2nd Battalion of The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment providing extras. The film was released in 1912. The Imperial fortress colony of Bermuda and its garrison was also used as the location for another Edison film, '' For Valour'', in which two army officers vie for the affections of a Bermudian woman during the

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