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On 16 July 1857 at Cawnpore, the 64th Regiment had suffered badly under artillery fire. When the enemy was seen rallying their last 24-pounder, the order was given to advance, and Havelock immediately placed himself, on his horse, in front of the centre of the 64th, opposite the muzzle of the gun and
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Havelock is still here as mad as ever: I received a letter from him yesterday, begging to have it sent home as it was a request to be re-employed, etc. etc., in his usual strain. I am extremely sorry for him, and feel for him very much, but still feel that he can never be employed again: he is not
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on 1 October 1861. He was posted with the 18th Foot to New Zealand in August 1863, where he was appointed deputy assistant quartermaster-general and served under Major General
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fired by the enemy. The advance went steadily on, led by Havelock and finally the gun was rushed and taken by the 64th. For this deed, Havelock was awarded the
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In March 1867 Havelock was posted to Canada, where he served as assistant quartermaster-general for two years. He then spent three years in
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telling a war correspondent: "Don't for goodness' sake mention me in your despatches, for my wife thinks I'm somewhere on the
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Ill health forced Havelock to retire from the active list on 9 December 1881, with the honorary rank of
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Nonetheless, Havelock was able to see action at the battles of Kassassin and
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broke out the following year, he made his way to the British headquarters in
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performing the same role. In 1870 he was given leave of absence to act as a
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On returning to England in 1860, Havelock joined his regiment, now the
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in March 1846, and joined the Regiment in India. Moving to the
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of 1856–57, and was back in India at the outbreak of the
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contributions in Parliament by Sir Henry Havelock-Allan
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Liberal Unionist Party MPs for English constituencies
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A Tidy Little War: The British Invasion of Egypt 1882
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on 17 June 1868, and major general on 18 March 1878.
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1,000 a year. He later went to England and became a
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Cawnpore
Khyber Pass
Rawalpindi
British Army
Lieutenant General
10th Regiment of Foot
Anglo-Persian War
Indian Mutiny
New Zealand Wars
Anglo-Egyptian War
Victoria Cross
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Mentioned in dispatches
Sir Henry Havelock
Joshua Marshman
Hannah Marshman
Lieutenant General

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