Henry Clinton (British Army officer, born 1771)
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.
Sir Henry Clinton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 March 1771 |
| Died | 11 December 1829 (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 |
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).
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