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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 ...
A temperamental commander, Clinton understood the full strategic and tactical scope of the War for Independence as few other Britons did — though he was unable to turn that insight into victory. Born on April 16, 1730, to Royal Navy officer George Clinton and his wife, Anne Carle, Henry Clinton moved with his family from England to New York in 1743 when his father was appointed governor of ...
26 de feb. 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 ...
He came from a family of soldiers. His elder brother was William Henry Clinton and his father was General Sir Henry Clinton the British Commander-in-Chief in North America during the American Revolutionary War, and his grandfather was Admiral of the Fleet George Clinton (1686–1761).
2 de oct. de 2015 · British Fail at Bagging the Fox – Thirty Days of Crisis for America’s Continental Army During the Revolutionary War. RESOURCES. Bliven, Bruce Jr. Under the Guns, New York: 1775 – 1776. 1972: Harper & Row, New York, NY. Clinton, Henry/ Stevens, Ed Benjamin Franklin. The Campaign in Virginia.
In a feeble effort to coordinate with Burgoyne, British general, Sir Henry Clinton, moved to assist Burgoyne by attacking the American fortifications 60 miles north of New York City on October 6, 1777, capturing Forts Clinton and Montgomery and dismantling the Hudson River Chain. The forts were garrisoned by a collection of New York State ...
A temperamental commander, Clinton understood the full strategic and tactical scope of the War for Independence as few other Britons did — though he was unable to turn that insight into victory. Born on April 16, 1730, to Royal Navy officer George Clinton and his wife, Anne Carle, Henry Clinton moved with his family from England to New York in 1743 when his father was appointed governor of ...
