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Indian Mutiny Diary of a Besieged Lady 1857
A long diary excerpt recounts the 1857 siege of Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny seen through the eyes of a British officer’s wife. It details daily hardships from cholera, famine, and shelling to personal losses, infant tragedies, and acts of nurselike care until relief arrives and a baby is born after evacuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Wara
Northwest India
Cawnpore
Lucknow
Oudh
Tere
Sir Colin Campbell
Plres
Campbells
London Graphic
Pellmell
Chinkur Uwarry
Christino
Fitan
Polehampton
Dorin
Graham
Grant
Teddy Clarke
Martin
Ansious
Arthur
Bruere
Syce
Fulton
Fullerton
Ruthens
Ninth Lancers
Brydon
Wilkinson
Jin
Allahbad
Ada Wes
England
Bell Syndicate
Lud