battle, nineteenth century
Capture of Lucknow
Capture of Lucknow was a battle fought in 1858 at Lucknow, in what is now India. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Lucknow. It was part of Indian Mutiny of 1857, which ran from 1857 to 1858. The recorded result: East India Company victory. Recorded strength: 31,000; 104 guns against 100,000 (?); unknown number of guns.
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Where it sits in Indian Mutiny of 1857
Record
| Date | 1858 (year precision) to 1858 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Lucknow, India 26.847N, 80.947E | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Strength | 31,000; 104 guns | 100,000 (?); unknown number of guns |
| Casualties and losses | 127 killed; 595 wounded | Unknown |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Lucknow 1857, 3.4 km NW
- Siege of Cawnpore 1857, 75 km SW
- Second Battle of Cawnpore 1857, 75 km SW
- Battle of Aong 1857, 86 km SW
- Battle of Khajwa 1659, 98 km SW
In the same war
- Before: Second Battle of Cawnpore 19 November 1857
- After: Siege of Jhansi 23 March 1858
- All 14 engagements of Indian Mutiny of 1857
Elsewhere in 1858
- Battle of Grahovac Montenegro
- Battle of Taku Forts People's Republic of China
- Siege of Tourane Vietnam
- Battle of Sanhe People's Republic of China
- Battle of Four Lakes United States
Capture of Lucknow is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 354 in present-day India.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4342054, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Capture of Lucknow, revision 1370609089, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.