Sir Henry Havelock | |
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Born | Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, England | 5 April 1795
Died | 24 November 1857 Alumbagh, Lucknow, British India | (aged 62)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1815–1857 |
Rank | Major-General |
Battles / wars | First Anglo-Burmese War First Anglo-Afghan War First Anglo-Sikh War Anglo-Persian War Indian Rebellion |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Relations | Sir Henry Havelock-Allan, 1st Baronet (son) |
Major-General Sir Henry Havelock KCB (5 April 1795 – 24 November 1857) was a British general who is particularly associated with India and his recapture of Cawnpore during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.