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William Henry Clinton GCB (Lyons, 23 de Dezembro de 1769 — Cockenhatch, 15 de Fevereiro de 1846) [1] foi um general e político britânico [2] que se distinguiu durante as Guerras Napoleónicas, tendo comandado a força britânica que tomou e ocupou a Madeira entre 1801 e 1802 [3] e depois a divisão britânica que esteve em Portugal no ...
General Sir William Henry Clinton GCB KCH (23 December 1769 – 15 February 1846) was a British general during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars as well as the First Miguelist War. He was also the grandson of Admiral George Clinton and elder brother of Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton. [1]
Henry Clinton (16 de abril de 1730 - Londres, 23 de dezembro de 1795) [1] foi um militar e político do exército britânico, mais conhecido pelo seu serviço como general durante a Guerra da Independência Americana.
Sir Henry Clinton (born April 16?, 1730?—died December 23, 1795, Cornwall, England) was the British commander in chief in America during the Revolutionary War. The son of George Clinton, a naval officer and administrator, Henry joined the New York militia in 1745 as a lieutenant.
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William Henry Clinton GCB foi um general e político britânico que se distinguiu durante as Guerras Napoleónicas, tendo comandado a força britânica que tomou e ocupou a Madeira entre 1801 e 1802 e depois a divisão britânica que esteve em Portugal no período que precedeu a Guerra Civil Portuguesa.
General Sir Henry Clinton, KB (16 April 1730 – 23 December 1795) was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1772 and 1795. He is best known for his service as a general during the American War of Independence.
In 1775, grief-stricken by the early death of his wife, he accepted the post of third in command of the British forces in North America. By the winter of 1777-1778, Sir Henry had become Commander-in-Chief of the British army in North America.
