Sir Henry Marion Durand (1812–1871) was a British

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 soldier and colonial administrator.

Career

After training at the East India Company

East India Company

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's Military Seminary at Addiscombe

Addiscombe Military Academy

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 (1827-8), Durand left Britain for India in 1829, arriving in May 1830. He served initially as Second Lieutenant in the Bengal Engineers. He attained the rank of Major-General, and served in the First Afghan War (1839–1842), and the Second Anglo-Sikh War

Second Anglo-Sikh War

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 (1848–1849). He also served as Commissioner

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 of Tenasserim (1844–1846), as Resident of Gwalior (1849–1852), and Acting Resident of Baroda (March 1852 – March 1854). During the Indian Rebellion

Indian Rebellion of 1857

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 (1857–1858), he served as a military commander in western Malwa. He served finally as Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab

Punjab region

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 (June 1, 1870 – January 1, 1871).

Family

His son, Sir

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 Henry Mortimer Durand, served in the Indian Civil Service and later in the British diplomatic service. He lived at Furness Lodge east Sheen, Richmond

Death

He was killed on December 31, 1871 when passing on an elephant under a gateway in the city of Tonk

Tank (Pakistan)

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 now Tank, Pakistan

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Books

• The First Afghan War and Its Causes
• The Life of Major General Sir Henry Marion Durand of the Royal Engineers (London: W H Allen, 1883)