ge ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁under ▁L ally . ▁In ▁ 1 7 5 9 ▁failing ▁health ▁comp elled ▁him ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁England , ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 1 ▁he ▁res umed ▁his ▁command ▁as ▁major - general ▁and ▁commander - in - ch ief . ▁C live ▁supp lement ed ▁his ▁old ▁friend ' s ▁limited ▁income ▁by ▁sett ling ▁on ▁him ▁an ▁ann u ity ▁of ▁£ 5 0 0 ▁a ▁year . ▁In ▁ 1 7 6 5 ▁he ▁pres ided ▁over ▁the ▁board ▁charged ▁with ▁arr anging ▁the ▁re organisation ▁of ▁the ▁Mad ras ▁army , ▁and ▁he ▁finally ▁retired ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁Ret irement ▁His ▁ret irement ▁years ▁in ▁England ▁were ▁spent ▁as ▁an ▁hon oured ▁guest ▁of ▁his ▁friend ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁P alk , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron et ▁( 1 7 1 7 - 1 7 9 8 ) ▁at ▁H ald on ▁House ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁D unch ide ock ▁in ▁Dev on , ▁a ▁fellow ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁Governor ▁of ▁the ▁Mad ras ▁Pres iden cy . ▁ ▁Death ▁& ▁Bur ial ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁London ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁January ▁ 1 7 7 5 , ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁D unch ide ock ▁Church ▁in ▁Dev on , ▁the ▁parish ▁church ▁of ▁H ald on ▁House . ▁ ▁Su cc ession ▁Lawrence ▁be que athed ▁the ▁huge ▁sum ▁of ▁£ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁his ▁friend ▁P