The Siege of Lucknow was an assault on the British Residency in Lucknow from May 25 to November 27, 1857. It was eventually ended by British troops. The siege was one of several attacks on British forces in cities in northern India during the rebellion of 1857, when sepoys (Indian soldiers serving the East India Company) rose up against Company control.
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