Henry Lawrence (Indian Army officer)
Sir Henry Lawrence | |
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| Born | 28 June 1806 Matara, British Ceylon |
| Died | 4 July 1857 (aged 51) Lucknow, Oudh State, Company India |
| Allegiance | East India Company |
| Service | Bengal Army |
| Years of service | 1823–1857 |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Unit | Bengal Artillery |
| Battles / wars | First Burmese War First Anglo-Afghan War First Anglo-Sikh War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Relations | Sir George Lawrence (brother) John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence (brother) |
| Other work | Resident Minister at Lahore Chief Commissioner of Awadh |
Brigadier-General Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence (28 June 1806 – 4 July 1857) was a British military officer, surveyor, administrator and statesman in British India. He is best known for leading a group of administrators in the Punjab affectionately known as Henry Lawrence's "Young Men", as the founder of the Lawrence Military Asylums and for his death at the Siege of Lucknow during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.