Siege of Lucknow

Siege of Lucknow
Part of Indian Rebellion of 1857
The Relief of Lucknow, by Thomas Jones Barker
Date 30 May – 27 November 1857 Location Lucknow, British India Result British relief and withdrawal
Belligerents
East India Company	Oudh Indian rebels
Commanders and leaders
Henry Lawrence † Brigadier John Inglis Henry Havelock † James Outram Colin Campbell James George Smith Neill †	Various commanders including: Begum Hazrat Mahal Birjis Qadr Barkat Ahmad Babu Bhoop Singh Ahmadullah Shah
Strength
1,729 troops, rising to approx. 8,000	5,000 men, rising to approx. 30,000
Casualties and losses
2,500 killed, wounded, missing	unknown

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 attempts had reached the city, the defenders and civilians were evacuated from the Residency, which was then abandoned.