THE DAY IN HISTORY · NOVEMBER 22

November 22 in history

What happened on November 22: 2 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1857 and 1914, each linked to the map that shows it.

1857 — Siege of Lucknow

30 Jun – 22 Nov 1857 — For almost five months, about 1,700 defenders held the Residency with 1,280 non-combatants; 712 of the defenders were loyal sepoys. Meanwhile Begum Hazrat Mahal governed Awadh in her young son’s name. Campbell evacuated the Residency in November, but Lucknow did not fall until March 1858.

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1914 — First Battle of Ypres

19 Oct-22 Nov 1914 — At the last open-field battle in the west, the BEF’s pre-war regulars stop Germany’s final drive toward the Channel ports. The cost is almost their annihilation. A continuous line now runs from the sea to Switzerland.

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