British troops retake Lucknow (1858)

In March 1858, Campbell advanced on Lucknow with a large army, meeting the force at Alambagh, in a campaign to suppress the rebellion in Awadh. The Indian Rebellion of 1857–58 was a major uprising against the British East India Company's rule. On 8 July 1858, a peace treaty was signed, and the rebellion ended.

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Background. The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising against the British East India Company. The siege of Lucknow involved the prolonged defence of the British Residency from rebel sepoys. By March 1858, British forces advanced on Lucknow to suppress the rebellion in Awadh, meeting up with forces at Alambagh.

Advance on Lucknow. In March 1858, Campbell once again advanced on Lucknow with a large army, meeting up with the force at Alambagh. This time the operation sought to suppress the rebellion in Awadh. The supplied passages record the advance itself; they do not state the outcome of the campaign or the day on which the city was retaken.

End of the Rebellion. On 8 July 1858, a peace treaty was signed, and the rebellion ended. The supplied passages do not describe the treaty's location or the circumstances of its negotiation, so no causal link to particular campaigns is asserted here.

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