Description
The Defence of Lucknow: A Diary Recording the Daily Events During the Siege of the European Residency by Thomas Fourness Wilson is a firsthand military account of the dramatic 1857 Siege of Lucknow during the Indian Rebellion. The diary captures daily events, hardships, and acts of bravery by British soldiers and civilians defending the Residency. Wilson provides vivid details of the prolonged resistance, strategic decisions, and human endurance under extreme conditions, offering a compelling and valuable historical record of one of colonial India’s most intense conflicts.
