Postwar Career
In his book Red Coats to Olive Green, Colonel V Longer has listed Lentaigne as one of the handful of British General Officers to be offered attachment to, and service in, the post-independence Indian Army. Among the others were General Sir Rob Lockhart, Lt-Gen Sir Dudley Russell, and Maj-Gen H Williams, who, as Engineer-in-Chief, was the last to retire, late in 1955.He was acting Director Military Operations but was eased out as he proposed a 25 mile border corridor in Punjab under British troops to save innocent people.(Ref. Transfer of Power,8 Aug 1947 meeting) Nehru opposed him tooth and nail and was overruled by Mountbatten.In Feb 48, he was asked to lead Defense Staff College, Wellington.In 1950, he predicted problems for India after conquest of Tibet by China and sparred with visiting Foreign secretary of India at Wellington.(Ref. Himalayan Blunder by John Dalvi).He retired in 1955 and died soon after returning to London.
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