In 1857, the Indian Mutiny broke out and with it, the British
administration fought the bloodiest insurrection in the history
of The British Empire.
A tour is being organised from 7th to 19th November 2007 to
commemorate the 150th anniversary of The Mutiny. The climax
will be a visit to the Lucknow Residency on 17th November 2007—the
actual anniversary of Sir Colin Campbell’s relief of the
siege. En route to Lucknow we shall visit the other two main
centres of rebel resistance – Delhi and Kanpur (Cawnpore).
Other sites to be visited include Meerut where the mutiny
began, Agra where the British were besieged in the fort for
three months, Gwalior where the last major battle was fought,
and Jhansi, the home of the celebrated Rani (the ‘Indian
Joan of Arc’).
