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| name = Sir Mowbray Thomson
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| birth_date = April 1, 1832
| death_date = 25 February 1917
| birth_place = Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
| death_place = Reading, UK
| placeofburial = Cremated at Golders Green Crematorium, London
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[[File:Colonel Mowbray Thomson WDL11453.png|thumb|Colonel Mowbray Thomson from an ''Afghanistan'' photo book with the work of [[John Burke (photographer)]], [[Benjamin Simpson]], and others]]
[[General]] '''Sir Mowbray Thomson''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCIE}} (April 1, 1832 – February 25, 1917) was an officer in the British [[East India Company]].

Thomson was born in "Bhurtpore" (modern day Bharatpur, Rajasthan), India on April 1, 1832. He was educated in England and attended [[Addiscombe Military Seminary]] as a cadet. In 1853 he received a commission in the [[53rd Bengal Native Infantry]], a regiment in the British East India Company. During the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|Indian Mutiny]] of 1857, Thomson played a key role in the defense of [[Hugh Wheeler (East India Company officer)|Wheeler's Entrenchment]] during the [[Siege of Cawnpore]]. He was one of the few survivors of the siege and subsequent massacre at [[Massacre Ghat|Sati Chaura Ghat]] .<ref name=ar>The Annual Register, p. 162</ref>

Thomson was invalided to England, heavily wounded, and promoted to [[Brevet (military)|brevet-major]]. While convalescing in England, he wrote ''The Story of Cawnpore'', a first-hand account of the siege, which was published in 1859. After returning to India, he was given a civilian post as political agent at [[Manipur]], and later appointed Governor-General's agent for [[Wajid Ali Shah]], the former King of [[Oudh]]. He retired in 1885, with the Army rank of [[major-general]], and was promoted to full general in 1894.<ref name=ar/>

Thomson died in Reading, England on February 25, 1917. The funeral service was held on February 28 in Saint Bartholomew's church, Reading and his body cremated at Golders Green Crematorium in London.

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==Sources==
*Obituary: p. 162, ''The Annual Register: a review of public events at home and abroad, for the year 1917''. London: Longmans, Green and Co. 1918.
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