Stringer Lawrence

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Stringer Lawrence, oil painting by Thomas Gainsborough; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

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Stringer Lawrence

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Born:: March 6, 1697, Hereford, Herefordshire, Eng.

Died:: Jan. 10, 1775, London (aged 77)

Role In:: Seven Years’ War

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Stringer Lawrence (born March 6, 1697, Hereford, Herefordshire, Eng.—died Jan. 10, 1775, London) was a British army captain whose transformation of irregular troops into an effective fighting force earned him credit as the real founder of the Indian army under British rule. During 20 years of army service, Lawrence rose from ensign to captain and served at Gibraltar, in Flanders (Belgium), and at the Battle of Culloden (1746; Inverness, Scot.). He joined the East India Company early in 1748 and commanded company troops at Madras (Chennai). He so trained his mixed force of Europeans, topasses (Christian Indo-Portuguese), and sepoys (Indian ...(100 of 334 words)

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