- Date
- Jul 03, 1857
- Location
- Lucknow
- Period
- Indian mutiny
Involved
- Brigadier-General Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence
- Colonel Robert Hope Moncrieff Aitken
- Major General Sir John Eardley Inglis
- Major Samuel Hill Lawrence
- William Dowling Vc
The Bluejackets Periods Victorian Indian mutiny
Inglis takes command of Lucknow
Lawrence is hit by a cannon ball. He was not immediately killed, but is mortally wounded. Colonel John Inglis will take over command of the siege from him