File:The Gate House of Alumbagh near Lucknow IWM Q 112124.jpg
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| Part of | Lanyon O M (lt Col) |
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English: The Indian Mutiny 1857-1859 The Gate House of Alumbagh near Lucknow. The Alumbagh was a large walled enclosure situated on the outskirts of Lucknow near the Cawnpore Road. It contained a palace, mosque and gardens. During the Mutiny, it fell briefly under the control of the Indian mutineers. When British forces under the command of Havelock and Outram retook the Alumbagh on 23 September 1857, they continued to fortify it and use it in connection with military operations associated with the Relief of Lucknow. In November 1857, a force of c 5,000 men assembled there. General Sir Henry Havelock died there on 24 November 1858 during the final stages of the fall of Lucknow and was buried nearby. |
| Date | between 1857 and 1859 |
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Q 112124 |
| Source/Photographer | http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//8/media-8726/large.jpg |
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This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation. |
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