He was the Commissioner of Lucknow. He collected the Christian population and took refuge in the heavily fortified residency. Identify:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Henry Lawrence
When the rebel forces besieged Lucknow, Henry Lawrence, the Commissioner of Lucknow, collected the Christian population and took refuge in the heavily fortified Residency.
NCERT (2026-27): “5.1 Celebrating the saviours … Some of them commemorate the British heroes who saved the English and repressed the rebels. ‘Relief of Lucknow’, painted by Thomas Jones Barker in 1859, is an example of this type. When the rebel forces besieged Lucknow, Henry Lawrence, the Commissioner of Lucknow, collected the Christian population and took refuge in the heavily fortified Residency. Lawrence was killed but the Residency continued to be defended under the command of Colonel Inglis.…” |