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1 de jul. de 2019 · Settling in Surrey, the couple would have five children (Frederick (1767–1774), Augusta Clinton Dawkins (1768–1852), William Henry (1769–1846), Henry (1771–1829), and Harriet (1772). On May 25, 1772, Clinton was promoted to major general, and two months later he used family influence to gain a seat in Parliament.
The only son of a British Admiral, Sir Henry Clinton was raised in pre-revolutionary America. His father served as Royal Governor of New York from 1743-1753. Clinton rose steadily through the ranks of the British Army, serving in Germany in the 1760s. He arrived in Boston in 1775 and commanded troops under Generals Thomas Gage and William Howe ...
Sir William Henry Clinton was the elder son of General Sir Henry Clinton (1730-1795) and spent his early life being educated at Eton before joining the 7th Light Dragoons. Swift military promotion followed. In 1794 he followed the Clinton family tradition and became a Tory M.P. for the East Retford constituency in Nottinghamshire. He held the ...
Sir William Henry Clinton was the eldest son of General Sir Henry Clinton (1730-1795), who commanded the British forces in North America during the Revolutionary War. William Henry joined the British Army in 1784 and was swiftly promoted, eventually reaching the rank of General in 1830.
General Sir William Henry Clinton (1769-1846) General Sir Henry Clinton (1771-1829) Augusta, m Henry Dawkins M.P in 1788; Harriet, m Major General Harry Chester in 1799; Following the death of his wife, Clinton set up home in Paddington, London, with his mistress, Mary Baddeley, wife of Captain Thomas Baddeley (d 1782) and their five children.
13 de mar. de 2023 · General Henry Clinton was a British soldier and General during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783). He arrived in Boston in 1775, after the war started, and was named Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in North America in 1778, replacing William Howe. He successfully held the North under British control and captured Charleston ...
William Henry Clinton (Q8011942) From Wikidata. Jump to navigation Jump to search. British Army general (1769-1846) Sir William Henry Clinton; edit. Language Label ...
