Henry Lawrence (Indian Army officer)

Sir

Henry Lawrence

KCB
Sir; Henry Lawrence; KCB
Birth name	Henry Montgomery Lawrence
Born	28 June 1806; Matara, British Ceylon
Died	4 July 1857 (aged 51); Lucknow, Oudh State, Company India
Allegiance	East India Company
Service/branch	Bengal Army
Years of service	1823–1857
Rank	Brigadier-General
Unit	Bengal Artillery
Battles/wars	See battles First Burmese War First Anglo-Afghan War First Anglo-Sikh War Battle of Sobraon; Second Anglo-Sikh War Battle of Chillianwala; Indian Mutiny Siege of Lucknow †;
Spouse(s)	Honoria Marshall (m. 1837)
Relations	The 1st Baron Lawrence; Sir George Lawrence
Other work	Resident Minister at Lahore; Chief Commissioner of Awadh

Brigadier-General Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence, KCB (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.

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