Lawrence, George, 1804-1884

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1821 cornet; 1822 second light cavalry, Bengal; 1824 lieutenant; 1825-1834 adjutant, second light cavalry, Bengal; 1839 political assistant to Sir William Hay Macnaghten, British envoy to Afghanistan; 1839-1840 military secretary to Sir William Hay Macnaghten; 1844 captain; 1846 assistant political agent, Peshawar district; 1849 brevet lieutenant-colonel; 1849 deputy commissioner of Peshawar; 1850-1857 political agent, Marwar; 1857 resident of the Rajputana States; 1857 brigadier-general; 1857 chief military command, Rajputana; 1860 CB; 1861 major-general; 1866 KCSI; 1867 honorary lieutenant-general.

Epithet: army and political officer in India

Title: Knight

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001347.0x0001c1

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referencedIn	Peter Collister papers., 1839-1842	British Library
referencedIn	Manuscript copy of (i) letter by unidentified officer of the Bengal 30th Native Infantry, dated 26 Jan 1849, describing the battle of Chilianwala; (ii) letters, dated 13 and 28 Mar 1849, describing the pursuit of the Sikh and Afghan armies., 1849	British Library
referencedIn	Beynon Collection; papers of and relating to Maj-Gen Sir William George Lawrence Beynon (1866-1955), Indian Army 1889-1919, chiefly concerning his service on the North-West Frontier; letters home to his wife Nora and his parents and sister, from vari..., 1835-1955	British Library
creatorOf	NAPIER PAPERS. Vol. XXIII (ff. 243). Letters, etc., from:– 1. ff. 1-46. Field Marshal Sir Colin Campbell, K.C.B., Baron Clyde; 1850-1853. Ff. 27-39b comprise copies of despatches, etc., from Campbell to Lord Dalhousie, 1851. See also Add. MS. 54514, ..., 1842-1853	British Library
referencedIn	Miscellaneous papers of Maj-Gen Sir George Pollock, 1st Bart (1786-1872), 1841-1843	British Library
referencedIn	Sir John Laird Mair Lawrence papers., 1806-1880	British Library
referencedIn	BROADFOOT PAPERS. Vol. II (ff. 317). Papers relating to the rebellion at Kabul and the First Afghan War. Included are :-1. Extracts from the diary of Captain Julius Brockman Backhouse, of the Bengal Artillery, including, at f. 26, a copy of his sket..., 1838-1891	British Library

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	Lhasa, Tibet
	Swat State, India
	India, Asia
	Afghanistan, Asia
	Amritsar, India
	Kabul, Afghanistan
	North-West Frontier, India
	Jalalabad, Afghanistan
	Afghanistan, Asia
	Chilianwala, Pakistan (formerly India)
	Tibet, Asia

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