During the Revolt of 1857, name the Commissioner of Lucknow who was killed?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Henry Lawrence
When the rebels besieged Lucknow, Henry Lawrence, the Commissioner of Lucknow, took refuge in the fortified Residency with the Christian population, and was killed there.
NCERT (2026-27): “5.1 Celebrating the saviours … ‘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. On 25 September James Outram and Henry Havelock arrived, cut through the rebel forces, and reinforced the British garrisons.…” |