Attack on the fort of Alambagh, India, during the Indian Mutiny of 1857

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Illustration probably by George Housman Thomas (1824-1868) from an Illustrated history of India published by Cassell, Petter & Galpin circa 1876. Info from wiki: Earlier Alambagh contained a palace, a mosque and other buildings, as well as a beautiful garden.[1] Alambagh was converted into a fort in November 1857 during the Indian mutiny of 1857.[2] The fort, under the command of General Outram was attacked repeatedly, but unsuccessfully until March 1858 when Sir Colin Campbell returned to attack Lucknow.[3]:489 After the British defeated the mutineers it served as the military command center for Lucknow and the nearby towns.

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