September 25 in Victorian History
What the Victorians were up to on this date, year by remarkable year.
1857
The first relief of Lucknow
After 87 days of siege, Havelock and Outram fight their way into the Lucknow Residency. The garrison -- soldiers, civilians, women and children -- is saved, though the city must be evacuated and retaken later. The relief of Lucknow becomes a legend of imperial endurance.