Henry Havelock

Sir Henry Havelock
Henry Havelock, 1865 portrait
Born(1795-04-05)5 April 1795
Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, England
Died24 November 1857(1857-11-24) (aged 62)
Alumbagh, Lucknow, British India
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1815–1857
RankMajor-General
Battles/warsFirst Anglo-Burmese War
First Anglo-Afghan War
First Anglo-Sikh War
Anglo-Persian War
Indian Rebellion
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
RelationsSir Henry Havelock-Allan, 1st Baronet (son)

Major-General Sir Henry Havelock KCB (5 April 1795 – 24 November 1857) was a British general who is particularly associated with India and his recapture of Cawnpore during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.


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