Alambagh, or Alumbagh, is a large walled enclosure situated about 4 miles from Lucknow, near the Cawnpore road in India. It contains a palace, a mosque and other buildings, as well as a beautiful garden. Lucknow (Hindi: लखनऊ Lakhnau) is the capital city of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. ... Kānpur (known as Cawnpore before 1948) is the most populous city in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ... Image:Istanbul new masjid. ... Part of a garden in Bristol, England A flower bed in the gardens of Bristol Zoo, England Checkered flower bed in Tours, France A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. ...
Alambagh was converted into a fort by rebels in 1857, and after its capture by the British was of importance in connection with military operations around Lucknow. 1857–1858 was a period of armed uprising as well as rebellions in mostly northern and central India against British occupation of the subcontinent. ...
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This article incorporates text from the1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, a publication in the public domain.
In fact, the relief force itself was besieged by the rebels and its communications were cut with the Alambagh, a large house with a walled enclosure south of the city.
In the sorely battered Residency it was decided to try communicating with the Alambagh, though the distance was about three-and-a-half miles and there was often a haze over the intervening city.
until it was realised that the operators at the Alambagh were standing on the opposite side of the semaphore to the one which the Residency signallers stood, so that what was interpreted as the left hand side of the machine by the Alambagh was seen as the right hand side by the Residency.
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