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[[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://search.fibis.org/frontis/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]].
