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'''Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence (1806-1857)''' was a British soldier who went to India in 1823 to join the [[Bengal Artillery]]. He transferred to the [[27th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|27th Bengal Native Infantry]] and served in the [[1st Afghan War]] when he was taken prisoner following the [[Siege of Ghazni]]. He also served in the [[1st Sikh War]] and was a protegé of [[Henry Lawrence]] who made him a political officer on the North West Frontier. He was revered by local tribesmen and inspired a cult of 'Nikal Seyn'. He commanded the Punjab Movable Column soon after the outbreak of the [[Indian Mutiny]] and carrid out numerous indiscriminate executions of suspected rebels. He was responsible for the destruction of the [[46th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|46th Bengal Native Infantry]] at [[Battle of Trimmoo Ghaut|Trimmoo Ghat]]. He took part in the [[Recapture of Delhi Sep 1857|Recapture of Delhi]] where he led the 1st Column of the storming parties. He was killed in the assault.
[[Image:Sir Henry Lawrence.jpg|200px|thumb|right|''Sir Henry Lawrence'']]
 
'''Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence (1806-1857)''' was a British soldier who went to India in 1823 to join the [[Bengal Artillery]]. He served in the [[1st Burma War]]. He also served in the [[1st Afghan War]] and the [[1st Sikh War]] after which he became British Resident at [[Lahore]] and Agent to the Governor-General for the North West Frontier. He founded the [[Lawrence Military Asylum]].<br>
He was Chief Commissioner of [[Oudh]] when the [[Indian Mutiny]] broke out and commander of the garrison in the [[First Siege of Lucknow]]. He was wounded and died in the first few days of the siege. His [http://fibis.ourarchives.online/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_picture&id=151&s_id=197 tomb] is in the Residency cemetery.
 
His elder brother [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_St_Patrick_Lawrence George Lawrence] also fought in the 1st Afghan War and was one of the [[Captivity of the Hostages|hostages]] held by Mohammed Akbar Khan. His younger brother [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lawrence,_1st_Baron_Lawrence John Lawrence] was a statesman and [[Governor-General|Viceroy of India]].  


== External links ==
== External links ==
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/246/mode/1up Henry Lawrence] ''Dictionary of Indian Biography'' (1906)<br />
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/246/mode/1up Henry Lawrence] ''Dictionary of Indian Biography'' (1906)<br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Montgomery_Lawrence Henry Lawrence] Wikipedia<br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Montgomery_Lawrence Henry Lawrence] Wikipedia<br />
==== Historical books online ====
*''Lives of Indian Officers Vol II'' by John William Kaye 1867 [http://archive.org/stream/livesofindianoff02kayeiala#page/274/mode/1up Henry Lawrence] archive.org<br>
*''The defence of Lucknow: a diary recording the daily events during the siege of the European Residency'' by a Staff Officer 1858 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OkIoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA49&dq=Henry+Lawrence&hl=en&ei=Btq7TfXNIcaq8AO5p8m6BQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CEcQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Henry%20Lawrence&f=false Death of Lawrence] Google Books<br>
*[https://archive.org/details/sirhenrylawrence00inne ''Sir Henry Lawrence, the Pacificator''] by  Lieut.-General J J  McLeod Innes 1898 Archive.org.
*[https://archive.org/details/dli.venugopal.371/page/n4/mode/2up ''Lawrence of Lucknow 1806-1857 being the life of Sir Henry Lawrence retold from his private and public papers''] by J L Morison 1934. Archive.org, K.K. Venugopal Collection.
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.209068/page/n7 ''Honoria Lawrence: a Fragment of Indian History''] by Maud Diver 1936 Archive.org. Honoria Lawrence was married to Sir Henry in 1837, an Army officer (Bengal Artillery) who then worked for the Revenue Survey, until he returned to the Army in 1838, then became a Political assistant.




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Latest revision as of 09:12, 15 December 2020

Sir Henry Lawrence

Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence (1806-1857) was a British soldier who went to India in 1823 to join the Bengal Artillery. He served in the 1st Burma War. He also served in the 1st Afghan War and the 1st Sikh War after which he became British Resident at Lahore and Agent to the Governor-General for the North West Frontier. He founded the Lawrence Military Asylum.
He was Chief Commissioner of Oudh when the Indian Mutiny broke out and commander of the garrison in the First Siege of Lucknow. He was wounded and died in the first few days of the siege. His tomb is in the Residency cemetery.

His elder brother George Lawrence also fought in the 1st Afghan War and was one of the hostages held by Mohammed Akbar Khan. His younger brother John Lawrence was a statesman and Viceroy of India.

External links

Henry Lawrence Dictionary of Indian Biography (1906)
Henry Lawrence Wikipedia

Historical books online