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'''Major-General Stringer Lawrence (1697-1775)''' was the first British [[Commander-in-Chief in India]]. | '''Major-General Stringer Lawrence (1697-1775)''' was the first British [[Commander-in-Chief in India]]. He was a successful commander against the [[French]] in India and a friend of [[Robert Clive]]. He was responsible for raising the first companies of troops for the [[East India Company]]. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 08:32, 21 March 2011
Major-General Stringer Lawrence (1697-1775) was the first British Commander-in-Chief in India. He was a successful commander against the French in India and a friend of Robert Clive. He was responsible for raising the first companies of troops for the East India Company.
External links
Stringer Lawrence Dictionary of Indian Biography (1906)
Stringer Lawrence Wikipedia
Historical books on-line
Stringer Lawrence, the father of the Indian army by Colonel J. Biddulph 1901 (archive.org)