Up to this date Lawrence had received no decoration beyond the medals for the Punjab and Indian campaigns, but on 18May 1860 he was created a Companion of the Bath (CB). On 25May 1861 he was gazetted major-general, and in December 1864 resigned his post in Rajputana thereby ending his Indian career after forty-three years service. Both Sir Charles Napier and Lord Dalhousie had expressed their high regard for his character and achievements. "He is a right good soldier," said the former, "and a right good fellow, and my opinion of him is high."