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  1. 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 .

  2. 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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  3. 13 de mar. de 2023 · General Sir Henry Clinton — The Last Commander-in-Chief of British Forces During the American Revolutionary War. April 16, 1730–December 23, 1795. Henry Clinton was a British soldier and General during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783). He was placed in command of British forces in 1778.

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  4. The only son of a British Admiral, Sir Henry Clinton was raised in pre-revolutionary America. His father served as Royal Governor of New York from 1743-1753. Clinton rose steadily through the ranks of the British Army, serving in Germany in the 1760s. He arrived in Boston in 1775 and commanded troops under Generals Thomas Gage and William Howe ...

  5. Henry Clinton. Date of Birth - Death April 16, 1730 - December 23, 1795. 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.