Henry Lawrence
Topic: The Revolt of 1857 · NCERT: Class 12, Ch 2 "Rebels and the Raj"
Meaning
Henry Lawrence was the British Chief Commissioner of Awadh in 1857. On 30 June 1857, British forces under him were defeated at Chinhat near Lucknow. He gathered the Christian population inside the fortified Lucknow Residency, which then came under siege. He was killed during the siege in July 1857, and Inglis took over its defence.
Example
After Lawrence's death, the Residency held out until Outram and Havelock broke through on 25 September 1857. Colin Campbell completed the rescue about twenty days later.
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