. . "British relief and withdrawal" . "1857-11-27Z"^^ . "* Indian Rebels" . "The Siege of Lucknow (Hindi: \u0932\u0916\u0928\u090A \u0915\u0940 \u0918\u0947\u0930\u093E\u092C\u0902\u0926\u0940; Urdu: \u0644\u06A9\u06BE\u0646\u0624 \u06A9\u0627 \u0645\u062D\u0627\u0635\u0631\u06C1\u200E) was the prolonged defence of the Residency within the city of Lucknow during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. After two successive relief attempts had reached the city, the defenders and civilians were evacuated from the Residency, which was then abandoned."@en . "Siege of Lucknow"@en . . . . . "22pxEast India Company" . . "22pxOudh" . . . . . . "5,000 men, rising to approx. 30,000" . . "2,500 killed, wounded, missing" . "1,729 troops, rising to approx. 8,000" .