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'''Admiral Sir Harry Holdsworth Rawson''' (5 November 1843 - 3 November 1910) was a senior officer in the British Royal Navy who served as Governor of New South Wales 1902 - 1909. He is mostly remembered for overseeing the [[Benin Expedition|Benin Expedition of 1897]], an expedition against the Kingdom of Benin in retaliation for the murders of a British delegation under General James Phillips. In the expedition, Rawson massacred entire Beni villages, sacked Benin City and plundered the Benin Bronzes and other royal treasures. | '''Admiral Sir Harry Holdsworth Rawson''' (5 November 1843 - 3 November 1910) was a senior officer in the British Royal Navy who served as Governor of New South Wales 1902 - 1909. He is mostly remembered for overseeing the [[Benin Expedition|Benin Expedition of 1897]], an expedition against the Kingdom of Benin in retaliation for the murders of a British delegation under General James Phillips. In the expedition, Rawson massacred entire Beni villages, sacked Benin City and plundered the Benin Bronzes and other royal treasures. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||