James Clinton
Major General James Clinton (August 9, 1736 – September 22, 1812) was an American Revolutionary War officer who, with John Sullivan, led in 1779 the Sullivan Expedition in what is now western New York to attack British-allied Seneca and other Iroquois villages. They destroyed 40 villages, as well as their winter stores of wheat and other produce. He obtained the rank of brevet major general.
James Clinton | |
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1861 sketch of Clinton | |
| Born | August 9, 1736 Little Britain, Province of New York |
| Died | September 22, 1812 (aged 76) Little Britain, New York, United States |
| Spouses | Mary DeWitt
(m. 1765; died 1795)
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| Children | 13, including DeWitt, George, James |
| Parent(s) | Col. Charles Clinton Elizabeth Denniston |
| Relatives | George Clinton (brother) William W Clinton (great-grandfather) James Clinton (grandfather) George W. Clinton (grandson) Ambrose Spencer (son-in-law) |
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