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BBC - h2g2 - Major General Sir Henry Havelock (1795 - 1857) (1161 words) |
 | 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 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 chosen as second in command to Sir James Outram, and commanded troops dealing with the uprisings in Allahabad. |
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Henry Havelock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1468 words) |
| Havelock was born at Ford Hall, Bishopwearmouth (now in Sunderland), the son of William Havelock, a wealthy shipbuilder, and Jane, daughter of John Carter, solicitor, of Stockton-on-Tees. |
| Havelock was thrown upon his own resources, and obliged to abandon the law as a profession. |
| Havelock served with distinction in the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824-1826), after which he returned to England and married Hannah Marshman, the daughter of eminent Christian missionaries Dr. and Mrs. |
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