‘Fortress of Jellalabad’, 1858 circa (litho)

‘Fortress of Jellalabad’, 1858 circa. Lithograph from ‘General Views and Special Points of Interest of the City of Lucknow’, a series of 27 coloured lithographs by R M Bryson, E Walker, F Jones after Lieutenant-Colonel D S Dodgson, published by Day and Son, 1 September 1860. The Jalalabad fort was situated on the southern outskirts of Lucknow. Built by Nawab Safdar Jang, during the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859) it witnessed heavy fighting with Sir James Outram’s men using it as a garrison between the evacuation of the Residency in November 1857 and the arrival of Sir Colin Campbell’s reinforcements in March 1858. The British presence at the fort helped prevent the rebels undertaking offensive operations prior to the final capture of the city.