Write a note on Begums of Oudh
The principal person responsible for the revolt in Lucknow was the Begum of Oudh with the assistance of the sepoys, the Zamindars and peasants, the Begum organized an all-out attack the British. Henry, Lawrence, the chief commissioner tried to defend the British. Lawrence was killed in a bomb blast during the fight. The final relief for the British forces in Lucknow came in the form of Sir Colin Campbell, who suppressed the revolt.