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Sir Henry was the son of Admiral George Clinton (c.1685-1761) and grandson of Sir Franics Fiennes Clinton, 6th Earl of Lincoln. His father was Governor General of New Foundland, 1732-1741, and of New York, 1741-1751. Rather than follow his father into the navy, Sir Henry embarked on a military career. He advanced steadily through the ranks ...
Frederick Henry Clinton-Baddeley (1794–1879), Major-General der britischen Armee und Geologe. Nachfahren Clintons in direkter Linie über seinen Sohn William Clinton-Baddeley waren die Schauspielerinnen Angela Baddeley (1904–1976) und Hermione Baddeley (1906–1986), beide hießen mit eigentlichem Nachnamen „Clinton-Baddeley“.
2 de out. de 2015 · In March, 1775, Clinton joined Major Generals William Howe and General John Burgoyne on the HMS Cerberus to set sail for Boston to aid Lieutenant General Thomas Gage. After one month in port, General Henry Clinton accompanied Major General Howe in the June 17, 1775 assault on Breeds Hill in the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Sir Henry Clinton believed that the War would be one of attrition, in which Congress would be brought to its senses by bankruptcy. The element missing from this calculation was the entry of the French into the war in 1778, which converted a local difficulty (from the British point of view) into a conflict fought across the globe.
26 de fev. de 2015 · Clinton, Henry. 1730-1795. Henry Clinton was no stranger to America at the outbreak of the American Revolution. He first came to America at the age of 13 when his father was made the Royal Governor of New York. Of aristocratic blood, Clinton early on decided to undertake a career in the military. In 1745 he became a lieutenant of fusiliers in ...
Henry Clinton (Isola di Terranova, 16 aprile 1730 – Rocca di Gibilterra, 23 dicembre 1795) è stato un generale britannico. Ufficiale esperto e prudente, prese parte alla guerra d'indipendenza americana divenendo nel maggio del 1778 comandante in capo del corpo di spedizione britannico impegnato in America per sottomettere le colonie ribelli.
Sir Henry Clinton served in North America for most of the War of Independence. He witnessed the Battle of Bunker Hill and led the daring night time march around Patriot forces at the Battle of Brooklyn. When the British Secretary Lord Germaine recalled William Howe in 1777, Clinton became the supreme commander of British forces in North America.
