Henry Clinton
British army officer and politician (1730-1795) · Politicians · Died at 65
General Sir Henry Clinton, KB was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain between 1772 and 1795. He is best known for his service as a general during the American War of Independence.
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A portrait of Clinton by John Smart, c. 1777
John Trumbull's The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Clinton is in the center background, bareheaded and holding a sword.
William Howe (1777 mezzotint) came to dislike Clinton during the 1776 campaign.
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Number One Broadway. This building was the headquarters of the British Commander-in-Chief during the American Revolution.
General Sir Henry Clinton K.B. Commander-in-Chief of British troops in America. Published between 1770 and 1780.Awards
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He arrived in Boston in May 1775 and was the British Commander-in-Chief in America from 1778 to 1782. He was a Member of Parliament for many years due to the influence of his cousin Henry Pelham-Clinton, 2nd Duke of Newcastle. Late in life, he was named Governor of Gibraltar, but he died before assuming the post.
