 The Light Infantry section of
the British Army web site has an interesting account of
the Relief of Lucknow which begins as follows: "If Delhi was the
symbolic centre of the Indian Mutiny, and Cawnpore provided its most
horrific episode, it was Lucknow that caught the imagination of the
British public and became, perhaps, the most well known action of all
Britain's 19th century wars. It had all the dramatic elements of a
siege and even better, a happy ending. It became indeed a paradigm for
later British colonial conflicts. There were the initial reverses, the
spectacle of the 'thin red line' battling against overwhelming odds,
heroism in the face of adversity, the stoicism of the ladies living in
appalling conditions, the death of a gallant commander, finally the
sound of bagpipes on the wind and a relief column marching into the
British position with flags flying and kilted highlanders leading the
way. It was said the news of the relief was sent in the shape of a
Latin sentence that when translated read, 'I am in luck, now'."
Belle Vue's
Fireworks Display of the Seige of Lucknow
    The model for the Seige of Lucknow set. |
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