[Sidenote: The Relief of Lucknow.] Sir Henry Lawrence,[G] Chief Commissioner of Oude, had fortified and provisioned the Residency of Lucknow where, on July 2, he was besieged, having with him a single battalion of Europeans and all the European inhabitants of the station. Lawrence was killed at the opening of the siege, but the little garrison held out with magnificent resolution till, on September 25, they were relieved by Havelock and Outram. But these generals were in turn hemmed in by immense masses of rebel troops, and it was not until Sir Colin Campbell fought his way to Lucknow, on November 17, that the garrison with the women and children could be considered to be relieved. One of those who endured this long and painful siege was that Dr. Brydon, who had ridden alone into Jellalabad after the awful retreat from Cabul in 1842. [Illustration: _A. H. Ritchie._} {_From an Engraving._ SIR HENRY HAVELOCK, 1795-1857.] [Illustration: _T. Brigstocke._} {_From the National Portrait Gallery._ LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR JAMES OUTRAM, 1803-1863.] [Sidenote: Death of Havelock.] The Residency was evacuated on the 22nd, and Havelock, outworn with the heroic exertions of the past six months, died on the 24th. If Lord Canning's calm resolution and Mr. Montgomery's bold promptitude were the chief agents in checking the proportions of the rebellion, it was Havelock's masterly generalship and cool courage in face of overwhelming numbers that first broke the military spirit of the insurgents. Soon after Havelock's death, Sir Colin was obliged to suspend operations at Lucknow in order to repair a disaster which had overtaken General Wyndham, who had been defeated by the Gwalior rebel army at Cawnpore. Having done so, and captured that place of dreadful memory, he rejoined Sir Hope Grant at Lucknow, which was taken by assault on March 19, 1858. [Illustration: _From a Photograph_} {_by Bourne & Shepherd, Calcutta._ RUINS OF THE BAILEY GUARD, THE RESIDENCY, LUCKNOW.] [Illustration: _From a Photograph_} {_by Bourne & Shepherd, Calcutta._ THE TAJ MAHAL, AGRA. This building, erected in 1629-1648 to serve as the Mausoleum of Arjamand Benu Begam, wife of the Emperor Shah Jehan, is reputed the most beautiful specimen of architecture in India, perhaps in the world. It is of white marble and precious stones, and possesses a feminine grace and charm which no photograph can reproduce.] It throws some light on the magnitude of what is usually called the Indian Mutiny, that upwards of 2,000 of the enemy were killed in the final attack, and 100 of their guns taken. Those who had begun by putting down a mutiny had to end by re-conquering the greater part of India.