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about the famous British Residency that is located in Lucknow,
India British Residency Lucknow The British Residency of Lucknow
is a famous historical landmark of this place. It is now in
ruins and has been declared a protected monument by the
Archaeological Survey of India. The British Residency was the
place that served as a refuge for approximately 3000 British
inhabitants during the time of the uprising of 1857. Lucknow was
center of all British activities during the siege and the
Residency became the monopolistic center of the British for
almost 90 days. The Residency still has within its walls, the
graves of around 2000 British soldiers who died in the Revolt of
1857. The people of Lucknow tell intriguing stories of British
who fled from their homes to seek shelter in these red
buildings. Only a 1000 inhabitant survived this tough ordeal. On
November 17th, the British troops led by Sir Colin Campbell
defeated the Indian forces. Though they tr