Stringer Lawrence
Stringer Lawrence | |
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Portrait by Thomas Gainsborough | |
| Born | February 1698 Hereford, Herefordshire |
| Died | 10 January 1775 (aged 76) London, England |
| Allegiance | Great Britain East India Company |
| Branch | British Army Presidency armies |
| Years of service | 1727–1766 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands | India |
| Battles / wars | Jacobite rising of 1745 Carnatic Wars Battle of Golden Rock |
Major-General Stringer Lawrence (February 1698 – 10 January 1775) was a British army officer who served as the first Commander-in-Chief of Fort William from 1748 to 1754.