Henry Lawrence

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Henry Lawrence was a British colonial administrator and soldier in India, best known for his leadership and death during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

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Label Occurrences
Henry Lawrence canonical 3
Henry Montgomery Lawrence 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer
British colonial administrator
human
allegiance United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
awardReceived Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
birthDate 1806-06-28
causeOfDeath wounds from artillery shell
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1857-07-04
educatedAt Royal Military College, Sandhurst
familyName Lawrence
fieldOfWork colonial governance
military administration
givenName Henry
hasMonument The Residency, Lucknow
surface form: Lawrence Memorial, Lucknow Residency

memorials in St Paul’s Cathedral, London
honorificPrefix Sir
knownFor leadership during the Indian Rebellion of 1857
role in British administration of the Punjab
mannerOfDeath killed in action
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank brigadier-general
name Henry Lawrence self-linksurface differs
surface form: Henry Montgomery Lawrence
notableIdea policy of conciliation towards Indian princes
notableWork administration of the Punjab
defence of Lucknow Residency
occupation colonial administrator
diplomat
soldier
participantIn Indian Rebellion of 1857
Siege of Lucknow
placeOfBirth Maturin, Ceylon
Sri Lanka
placeOfDeath British India
Lucknow
Oudh
positionHeld British Resident
surface form: British Resident in Nepal

Chief Commissioner of Oudh
President of the Board of Administration for the Punjab
Resident at Lahore
religion Anglicanism (broadly)
surface form: Anglicanism
residence Kashmir
Lahore
Lucknow
sexOrGender male
sibling George Lawrence
John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence
spouse Honoria Marshall

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Siege of Lucknow notableCommander Henry Lawrence
Henry Lawrence name Henry Lawrence self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Henry Montgomery Lawrence
Second Anglo-Sikh War commander Henry Lawrence