Lawrence joined the 33rd from the 52nd in November 1797 when it was stationed at Madras. In 1806 he was promoted to Captain and then as the 33rd were leaving India he exchanged to move to the 56th.
The muster rolls do not necessarily coincide with the location of the person, they only indicate where the register was compiled, occasionally a specific other location is mentioned and this is noted where it occurs
Lieutenant (15 Nov 1797)
Nov 1797 - Madras : Exchanged with Lieutenant William Fennel.[1] [8] Jul 1798 - Arcot [2] Feb 1799 - Vellore [2] Jan 1800 - Seringapatum : Lawrence on leave [2] Jun 1800 - Seringapatum : Lawrence on duty [2] Jan 1801 - Seringapatum : Lawrence present [2] Dec 1801 - At Camp near French Border / Vellore : Lawrence present [2] Mar 1802 - At Camp near French Border / Vellore : Lawrence present [2] Jan 1803 - Seringapatum : Lawrence present [2] Feb 1804 - Vellore: 5 companies at Vellore, 5 'in the field' presumably at Seringapatum [9] Jun 1804 - Seringapatum : Lawrence on command [2] In the Letters of John Orrock he mentions in January 1805, that the 33rd have "now been nearly three years in Camp and constantly marching. Out of 1000 Men we have lost 400 killed and died and four European Officers (of the Battalion)." Apr 1805 - Vellore: In John Orroks lettes he mentions that "we received orders to march for Gootz 250 miles farther in the Interior of the Peninsula"[9] May 1805 - Gootz: arrived on 24 May [9] Jun 1805 - Bellary: arrived around 7th June (60 miles from Gootz), both halves of the Regiment now together [9] Jul 1805 - Bellary: on 1 July march for Hydrabad (250 miles away) [9] Aug 1805 - Hydrabad: The 33rd were ordered to march to the Frontier's of the Mahratta Country (400 miles away) [9] Oct 1806 - 7th October the 33rd "arrived at the Camp of the Grand Army after a very long march of upwards of 900 miles from Vellore. We passed by the ground at Assaye .. an encamped there. Since then we have been marching all of the Mahratta Country. " [9] Jan 1806 - Burhampour: 33rd begin "the march back to Hydrabad and bid adieu to the Mahratta Country" [9]
Captain (23 Dec 1806)
May 1808 - Hydrabad : Lawrence present[3] Oct 1808 - Hydrabad : Lawrence on leave to the Presidency (Madras)[3] Nov 1808 - Hydrabad : Lawrence on leave to the Presidency (Madras)[3] Dec 1808 - Hydrabad : Lawrence present[3] Jun 1809 - Hydrabad : Lawrence on duty[4] Jul 1809 - Hydrabad : Lawrence on duty[4] Aug 1809 - Hydrabad : Lawrence Sick Present[4] Sep 1809 - Hydrabad : Lawrence Sick Present[4] Oct 1809 - Hydrabad : Lawrence on duty[4] Mar 1810 - Hydrabad : Lawrence on duty[5] Apr 1810 - Jurchilla : Lawrence Sick Present[5] May 1810 - Wurrubeaudah : Lawrence Sick Present[5] Jun 1810 - Bangalore : Lawrence Sick Present[5] Jul 1810 - Bangalore : Lawrence is member of a General Court Martial at Bangalore[5] Aug 1810 - Bangalore : Lawrence is member of a General Court Martial at Bangalore[5] Sep 1810 - Bangalore : Lawrence is member of a General Court Martial at Bangalore[5] Oct 1810 - Bangalore : Lawrence is member of a General Court Martial at Bangalore[5] Nov 1810 - Seringapatum : Lawrence present [5] Jan 1811 - Seringapatum : Lawrence Sick present [6] Feb 1811 - Seringapatum : Lawrence Sick present [6] Mar 1811 - Seringapatum : Lawrence present [6] May 1811 - Vellore : Lawrence Sick present [6] Jun 1811 - Fort St George, Madras : Lawrence present [6] Aug 1811 - Fort St George, Madras : Lawrence present [6] Aug 1811 - 26 August 1811. He exchanges with Captain Colclough and moves to the 33rd Foot.[7]
[1] Source: PRO/WO12/4802
[2] Source: PRO/WO12/4804
[3] Source: PRO/WO12/4805
[4] Source: PRO/WO12/4806
[5] Source: PRO/WO12/4807
[6] Source: PRO/WO12/4808
[7] Source: London Gazette Issue 16581 published on the 7 March 1812. "Captain L O'Hara from the 33d Foot, to be Captain of a Company, vice Colclough, who exchanges"
[8] Source: London Gazette Issue 15108 published on the 16 February 1799
"Lieutenant Lawrence O'Hara, from the 52nd Foot, vice Fennell, who exchanges"
[9] Source: The Letters of Captain John Orrok. Troubador Pub Ltd, Leicester, England (2008)
------------------------------------------------------------ 1797: Madras ------------------------------------------------------------ 1798: Calcutta ------------------------------------------------------------ 1799: Seringapatam [April/May], Madras, Malavelly There is no record of him in the list of officers at Seringapatam. ------------------------------------------------------------ 1800: Seringapatam ------------------------------------------------------------ 1802: Mysore ------------------------------------------------------------ 1804: Allighur, Capture of Deeg, Delhi, Leswaree ------------------------------------------------------------ 1805: Vellore ------------------------------------------------------------ 1806: Hyderabad, North West Frontier ------------------------------------------------------------ 1810: Isle de France, Mauritius ------------------------------------------------------------ 1811: Bangalore ------------------------------------------------------------ Information on the location of the regiments was extracted from In Search of the Forlorn Hope: A Comprehensive Guide to Locating British Regiments and Their Records (1640 to WWI) by John M. Kitzmiller (1988).