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  Henry Havelock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Havelock was born at Ford Hall, Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, the son of William Havelock, a wealthy shipbuilder.
In 1823, Havelock was serving in the light infantry, and followed his brothers William and Charles to India, first qualifying himself in the Hindustani language.
In 1857 he was selected by Sir James Outram for the command of a division in the Persian campaign, during which he was present the actions of Muhamra and Oudh (in modern-day Uttar Pradesh).
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 HAVELOCK, SIR HENRY - LoveToKnow Article on HAVELOCK, SIR HENRY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
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wi HAVELOCK, SIR HENRY (17951857), British soldier, one of oh e heroes of the Indian Mutiny, the second of four brothers (all st whom cnfercd the army), was born at Ford Hall, Bishop- pr earmoutli, Sunderland, on the lth of April 1795.
In 1857 he was selected by Sir James Outram for the command m division in the Persian campaign, during which he was present the actions of Muhamra and Ahwaz.
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 Indian Mutiny Information - TextSheet.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
General Hearsay, who says Pande was in some kind of "religious frenzy" ordered a jemadar to arrest him but the jemadar refused.
In June, sepoys under general Wheeler in Kanpur rebelled - apparently with tacit approval of Nana Sahib - and besieged the European entrenchment.
On September 25 a thousand soldiers of Highlanders under General Sir Henry Havelock joined them, in what was known as 'The First Relief of Lucknow'.
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 Indian rebellion of 1857 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Commander in Chief in India, General George Anson reacted to this crisis by saying, "I'll never give in to their beastly prejudices", and despite the pleas of his junior officers he did not compromise.
General John Hearsey came out to meet him on the parade ground, and said later that Mangal Pandey was in some kind of "religious frenzy".
In June, sepoys under General Wheeler in Kanpur, (known as Cawnpore by the British) rebelled — apparently with tacit approval of the Nana Sahib — and besieged the European entrenchment.
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 AllRefer.com - Sir Henry Havelock (South Asian History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Sir Henry Havelock[hav´lok] Pronunciation Key, 1795–1857, British general.
During the Indian Mutiny, Havelock recaptured (July, 1857) Cawnpore (Kanpur) from the rebels, but he was too late to save the British population from massacre.
In Sept., 1857, he relieved Lucknow from siege, but he and his forces were then caught in the renewed siege.
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 BBC - h2g2 - Major General Sir Henry Havelock (1795-1857)
Henry Havelock was born in Bishopwearmouth in Sunderland in 1795, the second of four sons.
By the time Havelock took part in the First Afghan War in 1839, he had been promoted to Captain and he used his spare time to produce analytical reports about the skirmishes and battles in which he was involved.
Havelock was chosen as second in command to Sir James Outram and commanded troops dealing with the uprisings in Allahabad.
www.bbc.co.uk /dna/ww2/A3327419   (1142 words)

  
 ninemsn Encarta - Trafalgar Square
In 1867, statues of four lions, 6 m (20 ft) long and 3.4 m (11 ft) high, were cast in bronze from an original design by Sir Edwin Landseer and placed in the square.
Each of the four corners of the square is marked by a plinth, on which, to the south, stand statues of General Sir Charles James Napier and Major-General Sir Henry Havelock; and to the north, King George IV.
A statue of William IV was originally intended for the fourth plinth but was never built due to lack of funds, and since 1999 it has been used as a showcase for contemporary sculpture.
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 Guardian | Mayor attacks generals in battle of Trafalgar Square
At a Greater London Authority meeting on Wednesday, Mayor Livingstone suggested that Havelock - who once told his troops: "Soldiers, your valour will not be forgotten by a grateful country" - and another veteran of the Raj, General Sir Charles Napier, be moved from their plinths to make way for more recognisable figures.
The suggestion that the generals be moved brought a predictably outraged reaction from the Conservative party and military groups.
A man who devoted his life to the army, Havelock served with distinction in the first Anglo-Burmese war (1824-26) and the first Afghan war (1839-42), but his finest hour came in 1857 when, at the height of the Indian mutiny, he took command of a mobile regiment.
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 SIR HENRY MONTGOMERY LAWRENCE - LoveToKnow Article on SIR HENRY MONTGOMERY LAWRENCE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
British soldier and statesman in India, brother of the 1st Lord Lawrence (qv.), was born at Matara, Ceylon, on the 28th of June 1806.
In the first Burmese War Henry Lawrence and his battery formed part of the Chittagong column which General Morrison led over the jungle-covered hills of Arakan, till fever decimated the officers and men, and Lawrence found himself at home again, wasted by a disease which never left him.
As assistant to Sir George Clerk, he now added to his knowledge of the people political experience in the management of the district of Ferozepore; and when disaster came he was sent to Peshawar in order to push up supports for the relief of Sale and the garrison of Jalalabad.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /L/LA/LAWRENCE_SIR_HENRY_MONTGOMERY.htm   (324 words)

  
 BBC - h2g2 - Major General Sir Henry Havelock (1795 - 1857)
By 1823, Havelock was serving in the Light Infantry and was transferred to India, where he fought in the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824 - 1826).
By the time Havelock took part in the First Afghan War in 1839, he had been promoted to the rank of captain, and he used his spare time to produce analytical reports about the skirmishes and battles in which he was involved.
Havelock was a British hero whose fame only developed in the year of his death and reached its peak two or three years later.
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 Anglo-Sikh row over Havelock Road in London- The Times of India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
There is a Havelock Road in Ooty, in Lucknow, Singapore, Colombo, Australia and surely elsewhere, but the future of the one in the British capital, where Europe’s largest, richest and most splendid gurdwara is soon to open, is under threat.
Havelock Allan, a judge, offers a model of rectitude across the historical divide when he says he has no objection to the proposed re-naming of the road that honours his ancestor.
But interestingly, Havelock’s true heirs appear to be those who live on other Havelock Roads throughout Britain, notably the cities of Southampton, Hastings and the seaside town of Brighton, where the ne’er-say-die spirit of the empire-builder still survives in pockets.
www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/msid-13981331,prtpage-1.cms   (584 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | England | Rage over road name
Havelock Road in Southall, west London, was named after Major-General Sir Henry Havelock.
But opponents say Sir Henry was a "bad" man in India and accuse him of killing innocent protesters.
It is not the first time Sir Henry, a member of the 78th Highlanders, has been involved in controversy since his death.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/england/2003119.stm   (422 words)

  
 BarbManning.net Freelance - Shaithan's Wind: The 1857 Sepoy Rebellion
Lieutenant General, Sir Henry Barnard (1799-1857), now in command of the troops from Ambala, left the siege-train and moved on with his troops to Delhi.
Left in command after Havelock moved on with the army to Lucknow, Neill exacted a savage punishment on those he considered responsible for the murder of the women and children in the Bibighar.
Sir John Kaye (1814-1876), one of the most prolific writers on the history of British India, believed that the fear of the Brahmins of western innovations was the main cause of the 1857 rebellion.
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 CNN.com - London's Mayor aims to oust war heroes' statues - October 20, 2000
The statues of the two generals, who were once bathed in the glory of the British Empire after distinguishing themselves in battle, flank Nelson's column but now face being removed.
Sir Henry Havelock (1795-1857), whose statue was erected in Trafalgar Square by public subscription in 1861, served in the Burmese and Afghan wars.
General Sir Charles Napier (1782-1853) fought in the Peninsula War against Napoleon and in major battles close to Hyderabad.
archives.cnn.com /2000/WORLD/europe/UK/10/20/britain.statues   (588 words)

  
 Havelock, Sir Henry --  Encyclopædia Britannica
English general and Indian political officer known, because of his reputation for chivalry, as “the Bayard of India” (after the 16th-century French soldier Pierre Terrail, Seigneur de Bayard).
The English poet, diplomat, and art connoisseur Sir Henry Wotton was a friend of the great poets John Donne and John Milton.
Sir Isaac Newton law of gravity helped prove that the sun was the center of the universe.
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 Daves Artefacts Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
That's General Sir Henry Havelock, hero of the Indian Mutiny.
General Havelock led troops, including many Scots Highlanders, to liberate the city, even though he had only about 3,000 men against over 60,000 Indians.
There are cities around the world named after Havelock, including one in Swaziland (Pierre!), two in Canada, two in New Zealand, and three here in the U.S.In Britain many towns have a street named after Havelock.
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 DAWN - Cowasjee Corner; 29 October, 2000
In the 1987 general election he became Labour MP for Brent East and was re-elected in 1992.
At the last general election in 1997, he increased his majority with a 14 per cent swing from the Conservatives.
One general, Sir Henry Havelock, distinguished himself during the Indian Mutiny of 1857 relieving the British residency at Lucknow.
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 William Carey, D. D. (1761-1834): Colleagues (Serampore)
Sir Henry Havelock, (1795-1857), was raised in a religious environment in the county of Durham, England.
From 1849-1851, Havelock lived in England, and when he returned to India, he was promoted to quartermaster general (1854) and then to adjutant general.
In 1857, Havelock achieved fame in the Indian Mutiny through his attempts to save Lucknow; for his efforts, Havelock received knighthood.
www.wmcarey.edu /carey/bib/colleagues_serampore.htm   (3473 words)

  
 HAVELOCK, SIR HENRY (1795-18J7) - Online Information article about HAVELOCK, SIR HENRY (1795-18J7)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
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Outram for the command of a division in the Persian campaign, during which he was present at the actions of Muhamra and Ahwaz.
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Havelock, Sir Henry Havelock, Sir Henryhăv´lŏk, 1795-1857, British general.
Entering the army in 1815, he was sent (1823) to India, where he served in the first Burma War (1824-26), the first Afghan War (1839), and the Sikh Wars (1843-49).
Look up Havelock Sir Henry on HighBeam™ Research.
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 Fourth Plinth
Henry Havelock (above right) spent all his army life in India serving the British Empire where he built a reputation as a forceful and sometimes ruthless military commander.
The four large bronze lions at the foot of the column were made to the designs of the famous animal painter Sir Edwin Landseer and were put in place in 1867.
The campaign was very successful and led to the Government asking Sir John Mortimer QC to set up an independent committee which, informed by public opinion, unanimously recommended that the plinth should continue to be used for an ongoing series of temporary works of art commissioned from leading national and international artists.
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 Grim & Havelock. The legend of Grim & Havelock
In 1828, 'Havelock the Dane,' by Sir Frederick Madden, then sub-keeper of manuscripts at the British Museum, was finally published and produced for the illustrious Roxburghe Club of London.
The first we find mentioned is Galfridus de Havelock, who, in the year 1030, came over to England in the suite of Canute, King of England and Denmark, in the humble capacity of a scullion in the king's kitchen.
He afterwards emerged from this obscure situation and entered the army, where he displayed such superior bravery and military skill that he was promoted to a high rank, and the king's natural daughter was given to him in marriage, with whom he was enfeoffed with several manors in the county of Norfolk.
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 Hotels, bars & restaurants in Nairn, Scotland - Havelock House   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Havelock House has long been renowned in the Nairn and Inverness area as a restaurant, offering an excellent menu prepared from local ingredients.
The Havelock was built in 1857 and was originally owned by his Excellency the Emir of Jaipur and was  his summer residence during his exile in the "Red Year" – the Indian sepoy mutiny of 1857.
The house was named by him after General Sir Henry Havelock, the only Englishman ever to lead a Scottish Regiment. 
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 GENUKI: Great Smeaton Parish information from Bulmers' 1890.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The principal proprietors are Sir Edward Blackett, Bart., and Thomas Garnett Horsfall, Esq.
On the death of the late Robert Henry Allan, Esq., his estates were vested for 21 years in trustees, of whom Sir Henry Havelock-Allan is one, for the benefit of the sons of the testator's nephew, General Sir Henry Havelock, who assumed the name of Allan.
The revenues accumulated during this interval are to be laid out in the purchase of other lands in Durham and the North Riding, and at the expiration of the trust the whole is to be divided as directed.
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 The Ultimate Havelock, Ontario - American History Information Guide and Reference
Havelock is a village in Peterborough County, Ontario located east of Peterborough on Highway 7.
The CPR railway station in Havelock has been designated as a Heritage Railway Station.
The village was named after British general Sir Henry Havelock.
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 Grim & Havelock. The legend of Grim & Havelock
It is a significant part of the jigsaw puzzle we learned that Sir Henry’s father had sent and forwarded his letter to Grimsby for George Oliver after purchasing a copy of his Monumental Antiquities of Great Grimsby book in October 1931.
One will recall that at the outset, William Havelock had stated that the legendary Havelock the author had described as he [ Oliver ] historically saw him, afforded a considerable degree of similitude between the Havelock mentioned as the founder of their family.
It is with gratitude to Mr Roger Havelock of Knaresborough in North Yorkshire we also learned by 1885, Colonel Acton Chaplin Havelock used the Grimsby Seal merged and overlaid with family heraldic crests and motifs, as a basis for fashioning special personalised book plates.
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 Henry Havelock Definition / Henry Havelock Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
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 Ramnagur   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The Sutlej medal ('Aliwal') in 1846, and was appointed Adjutant General in India, in 1846.
Adjutant General, 16th Light Dragoons, Queen's Troop who fell in the Engagement with the Sikh Troops near this spot on the 22nd November 1848 When in Command of the Cavalry of the of the Army under General Lord Gough.
Son of William Havelock and brother of Major-General Sir Henry Havelock, KCB.
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 The Muslim News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Havelock Road in Southall, west London, was named after Major-General Sir Henry Havelock, who distinguished himself during the Indian Mutiny of 1857 which threatened to end British rule.
Some want to rename the street after a £20 million Sikh temple which is set to open there in the autumn.
He said: "Havelock was bad, there is no doubt about it.
www.muslimnews.co.uk /news/news.php?article=2555   (180 words)

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