WINCHESTER’S MILITARY MUSEUMS
An event organised by The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum
“SIR COLIN CAMPBELL
AND THE SIEGE OF LUCKNOW”
AN EVENING TALK BY ADRIAN GREENWOOD
AT 6.15 PM TUESDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2015
IN THE KINCAID GALLERY, RGJ (RIFLES) MUSEUM
Sir Colin Campbell, a former officer in the 60th (Royal American) Regiment (1813-18), and
later Lord Clyde, landed in Calcutta on 13 August 1857 to assume the appointment of
Commander-in-Chief in India. Lord Canning was the Governor-General. The Indian Mutiny
had begun on 10 May and disaster had followed disaster. Delhi was in the hands of the
mutineers and Lucknow was under siege. On 2 July Sir Henry Lawrence, the Chief
Commissioner of Oudh, was mortally wounded during the defence of the Residency. A relief
column eventually reached the defenders at the end of September and then themselves became
defenders. A second column with Campbell at its head fought its way into Lucknow in
November and evacuated the garrison. In March 1858 a British force, including the 2nd and
3rd Battalion, The Rifle Brigade, successfully re-occupied the city. Three members of the 2nd
Battalion were awarded Victoria Crosses for their gallantry during the re-occupation.
Adrian Greenwood, a graduate of Oxford University, and dealer in rare books, has recently
spent four years researching and writing a book about the life of Colin Campbell, Lord Clyde,
titled Victoria’s Scottish Lion, which was published earlier this year. During his talk he will
speak about Sir Colin’s distinguished career and, in particular, about the siege of Lucknow.
He will also be offering signed copies of his book for sale.
Tickets for the talk cost £15 per person (£12.50 for Friends of the Museum). They must
be purchased in advance by post (cheque to ‘RGJ Museum’), over the telephone
(credit/debit card), or in person from:
The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum, Peninsula Barracks,
Romsey Road, Winchester, Hants, SO23 8TS
Tel: 01962 828549 e-mail: curator@rgjmuseum.co.uk
The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum is located off the Romsey Road (A3090/B3040), 100 metres from the
Great Hall, Winchester. Free car parking is available in designated spaces for those holding tickets for the talk.
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Notes for the Diary – Forthcoming Events
6.15 pm Tue 19 Jan 16: Evening Talk: “January 1916: What were the United
Kingdom’s Global Strategic Options?” (Eighth in a series of talks programmed to coincide
with the centenary of events during the First World War)
Speaker: Dr Rob Johnson, lecturer in History at Oxford University and a former officer in
The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment