alleryWho fortified the Residency at Lucknow before the siege?
AJohn Nicholson
BGeneral Wheeler
CSir Henry Lawrence
DWilliam Hodson
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Sir Henry Lawrence
1. Sir Henry Lawrence, the Commissioner at Lucknow, fortified the Residency compound and was an early casualty.
2. Wheeler was at Cawnpore, Hodson and Nicholson at Delhi.
3. So Henry Lawrence is correct.
_Source: Wikipedia, Indian Rebellion of 1857, Lucknow_
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