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9 de mar. de 2023 · For most of the Revolutionary War, General Henry Clinton was second-in-command of the British army and he had his own ideas about what strategies should be p...
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For most of the Revolutionary War, General Henry Clinton was second-in-command of the British army and he had his own ideas about what strategies should be pursued. But when he finally got the top job, nothing turned out as he had hoped. (Runtime 2:26)
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.
8 de jun. de 2018 · Clinton, Sir Henry (1730–95). Clinton was a grandson of the 6th earl of Lincoln, son of an admiral, and related to the dukes of Newcastle. He joined the army in 1745, fought in Canada during the War of Austrian Succession, and in Germany during the Seven Years War. By 1772 he was a major-general, acquired credit at Bunker Hill, and was ...
Portrait of Sir Henry Clinton painted by Andrea Soldi between 1760 and 1770. Henry Clinton, born in April 1730, was no stranger to the city when the British landed in Manhattan on September 15, 1776. His father, George Clinton, an admiral in the Royal Navy, was appointed governor of New York in 1741, and the family made its way to the colony in ...
6 de mar. de 2019 · Written between 29 September and 27 October 1792, and addressed to George, Prince of Wales, they contain an analysis of Allied military prospects. What makes them interesting is the identity of the author, Sir Henry Clinton. Clinton is best known as Commander-in-Chief of British military forces in America from 1778 to 1782.
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.
