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  1. Feb 14, 2020 · Henry Clinton was a British general who fought in the American Revolution. He was Commander-in-Chief at the time that the colonies were lost. Not much is known of his early life and few details are known of his life after the war. Sir Henry Clinton | public domain courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. He was born April 16, 1730.

  2. Aug 24, 2021 · Wikipedia:Henry Clinton (British Army officer, born 1730) General Sir Henry Clinton, KB Westminster Marriages Transcription first name(s) Henry Last name Clinton Residence St George Hanover Square Marriage year 1767 Parish St George, Hanover Square Spouse's first name(s) Harriot Spouse's last name Carter Spouse residence St James Westminster County Middlesex Country England Archive City of ...

  3. Born in Newfoundland in 1730, Henry Clinton was the son of George Clinton, an admiral in the British Navy and the governor of Newfoundland. George received a post as governor of New York in 1741 and when he departed for the colonies in 1743, Henry accompanied his father.

  4. Adams, Randolph G., British headquarters maps and sketches used by Sir Henry Clinton while in command of the British forces operating in North America, during the War for Independence, 1775-1782 (Michigan, 1928) Willcox, William B., Portrait of a General: Sir Henry Clinton in the War of Independence (New York, 1964)

  5. General Sir Henry Clinton (1730-1795) was a British army officer and politician who served as the British Commander-in-Chief in North America during the American War of Independence. He was also a Member of Parliament for many years and was named Governor of Gibraltar, but died before assuming the post. Clinton was born on 16 April 1730 in Newfoundland to Admiral George Clinton and Anne Carle ...

  6. General Sir Henry Clinton, KB (16 April 1730 – 23 December 1795) was a British army officer and politician, best known for his service as a general during the American War of Independence. First arriving in Boston in May 1775, from 1778 to 1782 he was the British Commander-in-Chief in North America.

  7. Clinton was born in 1730 in Newfoundland, Canada. His father was Admiral George Clinton, who was friends with the Duke of Newcastle. George Clinton was governor of New York Colony starting in the 1741, and Henry Clinton went to New York Colony in 1743. Military career