Lawrence Nilson | |
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 painting by George Romney, 1791 | |
| Born | 1734 |
| Died | 1811 (aged 76–77) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | Bombay Army |
Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Commands | Bombay Army |
Conflicts | Second Anglo-Mysore War |
Brigadier-General Lawrence Nilson (1734–1811) was an East India Company Bombay Army officer.
Nilson, then the first Chief Engineer of the Bombay Army, formed a company of Pioneer Lascars, comprising 100 men, in 1777. His company took part in the expedition to the Malabar Coast against Tipu Sultan's forces in 1782 during the Second Anglo-Mysore War. He became the Commander-in-chief of the Bombay Army on 6 January 1785 before retiring from that post on 6 September 1788.