Who described the kingdom of Awadh as "a cherry that will drop into our mouth one day"?

1. Lord William Bentinck
2. Lord Dalhousie
3. Henry Hardinge
4. Henry Lawrence

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In 1851 Governor General Lord Dalhousie described the kingdom of Awadh as “a cherry that will drop into our mouth one day”.  In 1856, the kingdom of Awadh was formally annexed to the British Empire.