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Sir Henry Lawrence at Lucknow, 1857
Photograph by Walker and Boutall, 1857.
Sir Henry Lawrence organised the defence of the Lucknow Residency during the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859). On 2 July 1857 he was mortally wounded when a shell exploded in his apartment. He died two days later and is supposed to have told those gathered around his bed: 'Put on my tomb only this; Here lies Henry Lawrence who tried to do his duty'.
From a photograph album previously owned by General Sir Sam Browne VC, 1857-1870 (c).
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1999-09-42-2
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study Collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1999-09-42-2