Havelock, Sir Henry (hăv`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). During the Indian Mutiny Indian Mutiny, 1857–58, revolt that began with Indian soldiers in the Bengal army of the British East India Company but developed into a widespread uprising against British rule in India. It is also known as the Sepoy Rebellion, sepoys being the native soldiers.
..... Click the link for more information. , Havelock recaptured (July, 1857) Cawnpore (Kanpur Kanpur (kän`p
r), city (1991 pop.
..... Click the link for more information. ) 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. He died a few days after the relief of the city in November.
..... Click the link for more information. , Havelock recaptured (July, 1857) Cawnpore (Kanpur Kanpur (kän`p
r), city (1991 pop...... Click the link for more information. ) 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. He died a few days after the relief of the city in November.
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