Colin Campbell, 1st Baron ClydeField MarshalColin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, GCB, KSI (20 October 1792– 14 August 1863) was a British Army officer. After serving in the Peninsular War and the War of 1812, he commanded the 98th Regiment of Foot during the First Opium War and then commanded a brigade during the Second Anglo-Sikh War. He went on to command the Highland Brigade at the Battle of Alma and with his "thin red line of Highlanders" he repulsed the Russianattack on Balaclava during the Crimean War.
Siege of LucknowThe 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 attempts had reached the city, the defenders and civilians were evacuated from the Residency, which was then abandoned.
Indian Rebellion of 1857Uprising against British Company ruleBelligerentsMughal EmpireSepoymutineersOudh StateRampur StateForces of Rani Lakshmibai of JhansiForces of Nana Sahib Peshwa IIJagdishpurGwalior factionsJodhpur factionsBandaVarious other groupsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandEast India CompanyRajputana AgencyPatialaKapurthalaRampurJodhpurNabhaKingdom of NepalCommanders and leadersBahadur Shah II (POW)Nana SahibRani Lakshmibai †Tatya Tope Bakht Khan †Begum Hazrat MahalKunwar Singh (DOW)The Earl CanningGeorge Anson †Sir Patrick GrantSir Colin CampbellSir Hugh RoseSir Henry Havelock †Sir James OutramSir Henry Lawrence (DOW)James Neill †John Nicholson †Surendra Bikram ShahDhir Shamsher RanaRandhir SinghSir Yusef Ali KhanCasualties and losses 6,000 British killed, including civiliansBased on a rough comparison of the dubious pre-1857 regional demographic data and the first 1871 Census of India, probably 800,000 Indians were killed, and very likely more, both in the rebellion itself and in the famines and epidemics that it caused.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, including military forces, on behalf of the British Crown.
Bengal ArmyThe Bengal Army was the army of the Bengal Presidency, one of the three presidencies of British India within the British Empire. It was formed in 1756 and underwent various re-organisations, including the creation of irregular infantry and cavalry regiments during the 1840s. It was originally recruited from high-caste Hindus but more diversity was introduced after 1857.
KanpurMetropolis in Uttar Pradesh, IndiaMetropolis in Uttar Pradesh, IndiaKanpur (, Hindi pronunciation:), originally named Kanhapur and formerly anglicized as Cawnpore, is a large city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Founded by Rajput ruler Hindu Singh Chandel, Kanpur became one of the most important commercial and military stations of British Raj. The city is home to historical monuments such as the Jajmau Ghat which dates back to the 17th century AD.
Oudh StateThe Oudh State (English:, Hindi:, also Kingdom of Awadh, Kingdom of Oudh, Awadh Subah, Oudh Subah, or Awadh State) was a Mughalsubah, then an independent kingdom, and lastly a British protectorate in the Awadh region of North India until its annexation by the British East India Company in 1856.
AlambaghAlambagh (Hindi: आलमबाग़, pronounced [aːləmˈbaːɣ] ) is a settlement located in Lucknow near Kanpur road in India. It is one of the most important residential and commercial areas of Lucknow and also one of the densely populated areas of the city. Alambagh falls in the Lucknow Cantonment constituency.
East India CompanyBritish joint-stock company (1600–1874)The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company that was founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed for Indian Ocean trade, initially with the East Indies (which included the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia), and later with East Asia. The company gained control of large parts of the Indian subcontinent and Saint Helena prior to 1834.
SepoyA sepoy () is a South Asian soldier. Originating from the Persian word sepāhī (), the term was anglicised to "sepoy" by the British. In the army of the Mughal Empiresepāhī referred to a type of infantryman, while in colonial India it was used as a term for native troops in European service.
LucknowLucknow (/ˈlʌknaʊ/ LUK-now; Hindi: Lakhanaū, pronounced [ˈləkʰnə.uː] ) is a metropolis and the second largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh where it serves as the capital and the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division. The city had a population of 2.8 million according to the 2011 census, making it the eleventh most populous city and the twelfth-most populous urban agglomeration of India.
DelhiDelhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a megacity and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its right bank, Delhi shares borders with the state of Uttar Pradesh in the east and with the state of Haryana in the remaining directions. Delhi became a union territory on 1 November 1956 and the NCT in 1995.
Sir James Outram, 1st BaronetLieutenant-GeneralSir James Outram, 1st Baronet (29 January 1803 – 11 March 1863) was a British army officer who served in the and Indian Rebellion of 1857. Early lifeJames Outram was the son of Benjamin Outram of Butterley Hall, Butterley, Derbyshire, a civil engineer, and Margaret Anderson, a daughter of James Anderson of Hermiston, a Scottish writer on agriculture. His father died in 1805, and his mother moved to Aberdeenshire in 1810.
HindiIndo-Aryan languageModern Standard Hindi (Hindi: आधुनिक मानक हिन्दी, romanised: Ādhunik Mānak Hindī), commonly referred to as Hindi, is an Indo-Aryan language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of the government of India, and is the lingua franca for most of the northern half of India.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.