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News Flash : Sir Henry Lawrence critically injured
July 2News Flash : Sir Henry Lawrence critically injured
Our news sources tell us that Sir Henry Lawrence has been stuck by a shell and has been critically injured.
He took up his quarters in an upper room, from which he could observe all that went on. The room is exposed to the shot from Sepoys, and not surprisingly, a shell crashed through the wall and burst—a sheet of flame lit the room, and it seems that Sir Henry Lawrence has been injured.
He probably thought that he was invincible!
The arrow marks the room where Sir Henry Lawrance was when the shell struck him.
Author Sepoy Sunny Kalara
This is so detailed, its scary. Great job, keep it up.
Anyone remember the battle at Chinhut where the the nationalists had gained a thumping victory?That is when they had captured two guns and a howitzer. Well, ironically it was this howitzer from which, finally, the fatal shot was fired and yes, killed Sir Henry Lawrence
Henry Lawrence’s death by the same howitzer that was captured from him, is an interesting coincidence. Can anyone tell me how long Henry Lawrence lived after he was struck by the shell ? Did he die immediately (in the building shown in the picture), on the same day? Or did he live for some time after he was wounded?
Question by Anita
He died on 4th July, about 48 hrs after he was shot. When he got shot, somebody asked him “Are you OK sir?” and he replied “No, I have been killed.”
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wow great piece of news i never read it before anywhere can you quote the source if it would not be too much trouble.
Chinut was an unmitigated disaster.
Intelligence reports stated that the Morchha Bandi of Barkhat Shah was comprised of 500 foot, 50 cavalry and 1 small gun.
Henry Lawrence, in command of 300 men of the 32nd Foot, 170 B.N.I., 36 Volunteer Horse, 84 O.I.C., 10 Guns and one 8 inch Howitzer discovered that the Morchha Bandi was in fact nearer to 5500 Foot, 800 Horse, and 12/16 Guns.
Casualty returns showed that 112 Europeans had been killed and 44 wounded.
Unauthenticated returns state that the Morchha Bandi suffered 11 killed and Ahmad Ulah Shah, who went on to command 1200 Sepoys at the Moosa Bagh, was wounded.
In the rout, the drivers deserted and the gunners were unable to limber the Elephant to the 8 inch Howitzer and after several unsuccessful attempts under a hot fire from the enemies guns joined the general retreat to the Residency.
It is ironic that the commander of the British at Chinut was killed by the same piece of ordnance that his mismanaged disaster had allowed to fall into the hands of the enemy.
Nevertheless, the Feringhi’s will fight on to the last man to defend the women and children from the savage attentions of ”Jack Pandy”. They knew what fate had befallen Wheeler and the garrison at Cawnpore and the massacre of the innocents at the Bibighar. they will never surrender but rather perish gun in hand than allow a similar fate to befall the Ladies of Lucknow.
Disregard last paragraph.
To clarify: News of the massacre at the Bibighar did not reach the Residency until some weeks later, the Feringhi’s could not have known of the fate of the 200 women and children at the time of the Battle of Chinut.
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