Lucknow falls to the British
1858 · Event
Colin Campbell's army — Highlanders, Sikhs and Gurkhas behind the heaviest siege train yet seen in India — retakes the capital of Awadh, the rebellion's last great stronghold. The war shrinks to Jhansi, Gwalior and a guerrilla chase; within a year the fighting is over.
On these timelines: The Indian Rebellion of 1857, India, Master, United Kingdom (combined), British Empire
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