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Henry Clinton (16 de abril de 1730-23 de diciembre de 1795) fue un militar y político británico, conocido principalmente por su servicio como general durante la Guerra de Independencia de Estados Unidos. Tras su llegada a Boston en mayo de 1775, entre 1778 y 1782 ocupó el cargo de comandante en jefe para Norte América.
- Henry Clinton
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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.
- Randal Rust
Clinton rallied troops and sent reinforcements to attack the Continental Army’s position during the Battle of Bunker Hill and helped secure a British victory. In 1776, he accompanied a failed British mission to capture Charleston and offset that loss with two successful campaigns in New York and Long Island .
In the summer of 1778, he was ordered to send a major part of his army to the Caribbean to secure the British West Indies. Clinton evacuated Philadelphia, won a tactical victory over Charles Lee and George Washington at the Battle of Monmouth (June 28, 1778), and assisted the Royal Navy in fending off a French fleet threatening the Atlantic coast.
1 de jul. de 2019 · Henry Clinton was likely born in 1730 to Admiral George Clinton (1686–1761), at the time the Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, and his wife Ann Carle (1696–1767). References are that available post his birth date as 1730 or 1738; English peerage records state the date as April 16, 1730, but list his birth location as Newfoundland and George Clinton did not arrive until 1731.
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 ...
