- Date
- Jul 07, 1857
- Location
- Lucknow
- Period
- Indian mutiny
Involved
- Colonel Robert Hope Moncrieff Aitken
- Major General Sir John Eardley Inglis
- Major Samuel Hill Lawrence
- William Dowling Vc
The Bluejackets Periods Victorian Indian mutiny
Lawrence investigates indian Sappers
Samuel Hill Lawrence performs a sortie against the rebels to investigate whether they were trying to undermine the walls from inside one of the buildings near the residency. He was the first to mount the ladder up into the windows of the building. His pistol was knocked from his hand by one of the rebels inside and had to fight hand to hand.