| John Laird Mair Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (305 words) |
 | During the First Sikh War of 1845 to 1846, Lawrence organized the supplying of the British army in the Punjab and became Commissioner of the Jullundur district, serving under his brother, the Governor of the province. |
| In that role, Lawrence was partly responsible for preventing the spread of the Mutiny to Punjab in 1857, and negotiated a treaty with the Afghan ruler Dost Mohammed Khan, and later led the troops which recaptured Delhi from the rebellious sepoys. |
| He was raised to the peerage as Baron Lawrence of the Punjab on his return to England in 1869, and died ten years later. |
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