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[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 on-line == | ==== Historical books on-line ==== | ||
''The defence of Lucknow: a diary recording the daily events during the siege of the European Residency'' by | ''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> | |||
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[[Category:British Military commanders|Lawrence, Henry]] | [[Category:British Military commanders|Lawrence, Henry]] | ||
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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 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 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.
External links
Henry Lawrence Dictionary of Indian Biography (1906)
Henry Lawrence Wikipedia
Historical books on-line
Lives of Indian Officers Vol II by John William Kaye 1867 Henry Lawrence archive.org
The defence of Lucknow: a diary recording the daily events during the siege of the European Residency by a Staff Officer 1858 Death of Lawrence Google Books