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Henry Havelock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1185 words) |
 | 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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