The Bailee Guard Gate taken from inside showing the Clock tower, Lucknow, 1858
Photograph by Felice Beato (1825-1907), Indian Mutiny (1857-1859), 1858.
The Bailee Guard Gate was the main entrance to the Lucknow Residency compound. It was named after Major John Baillie, who was the British Resident in Oudh from 1811-1815. During the siege it was occupied by a force under the command of Captain Robert Hope Moncrieff Aitken of the 13th Bengal Native Infantry. Aitken won the Victoria Cross for his actions during the siege.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1965-11-113-38
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1965-11-113-38
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