Henry Clinton (British Army officer, born 1771)
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Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Clinton GCB GCH (9 March 1771 – 11 December 1829) was a British Army officer and a general officer during the Napoleonic Wars.
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Sir Henry Clinton | |
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Born | (1771-03-09)9 March 1771 |
Died | 11 December 1829(1829-12-11) (aged 58) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Battles/wars | French Revolutionary Wars Peninsular War |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order |
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He came from a family of soldiers. His elder brother was William Henry Clinton and his father was General Sir Henry Clinton the British Commander-in-Chief in North America during the American Revolutionary War, and his grandfather was Admiral of the Fleet George Clinton (1686–1761).