Clinton, Sir Henry, 1738?–1795, British general in the American Revolution, b. Newfoundland; son of George Clinton Clinton, George, c.1686–1761, colonial governor of New York (1743–53), b. England; father of Sir Henry Clinton. He entered (1708) the British navy and rose to the rank of admiral in 1747.
..... Click the link for more information. (1686?–1761). He was an officer in the New York militia and then in the Coldstream Guards. He had distinguished himself in America by service in the French and Indian Wars French and Indian Wars, 1689–1763, the name given by American historians to the North American colonial wars between Great Britain and France in the late 17th and the 18th cent.
..... Click the link for more information. long before he arrived in Boston in 1775 with the reinforcements for Gov. Thomas Gage Gage, Thomas, 1721–87, English general in North America. He came to America (1754) with Gen. Edward Braddock and took part in the ill-fated expedition against Fort Duquesne (1755).
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Clinton took part in the battle of Bunker Hill (1775), commanded (1776) an unsuccessful expedition against Charleston, S.C., and served under Sir William Howe Howe, William Howe, 5th Viscount, 1729–1814, English general in the American Revolution; younger brother of Admiral Richard Howe.
..... Click the link for more information. in the battle of Long Island, in the occupation of New York, and at White Plains. In 1777 he headed the British occupation of Rhode Island. When Howe moved on Philadelphia, Clinton assumed the command of New York. He did not fulfill the part expected of the New York command in the British strategy that resulted in defeat with the Saratoga campaign Saratoga campaign, June–Oct., 1777, of the American Revolution. Lord George Germain and John Burgoyne were the chief authors of a plan to end the American Revolution by splitting the colonies along the Hudson River.
..... Click the link for more information. ; he advanced up the Hudson valley, capturing the patriot strongholds of Fort Clinton (strongly defended by James Clinton) and Fort Montgomery, but after burning Kingston he turned back.

Sir Henry (knighted 1777) succeeded Howe in the supreme command in America in 1778. Acting on orders from London, he evacuated Philadelphia and, after Washington's attempt to halt him failed (see Monmouth, battle of Monmouth, battle of, in the American Revolution, fought June 28, 1778, near the village of Monmouth Courthouse (now Freehold, N.J.). Gen. George Washington chose this location to attack the British troops, who were retreating from Philadelphia to New York City. Gen.
..... Click the link for more information. ), he reached New York. He complained that Lord George Germain Germain, George Sackville, 1st Viscount Sackville , 1716–85, British soldier and statesman. He was known as Lord George Sackville until 1770, when under the terms of a will he took the name Germain.
..... Click the link for more information. did not answer his requests for supplies and twice tried to resign. In Dec., 1779, he left Baron Knyphausen Knyphausen, Wilhelm, Baron von , 1716–1800, German general in British service in the American Revolution. He served in the army of Frederick the Great before coming to America with the Hessian troops in 1776.
..... Click the link for more information. in command in New York and redeemed his failure of 1776 by capturing Charleston (1780). After placing Cornwallis Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess , 1738–1805, English general and statesman. He was commissioned an ensign in the British army in 1756 and saw service in Europe in the Seven Years War.
..... Click the link for more information. in command in the Carolinas, he returned to New York. In 1781, expecting Washington to attack, he remained in New York too long and failed to aid Cornwallis in the Yorktown campaign Yorktown campaign, 1781, the closing military operations of the American Revolution. After his unsuccessful Carolina campaign General Cornwallis moved into Virginia to join British forces there.
..... Click the link for more information. . He resigned and was succeeded by Sir Guy Carleton Carleton, Guy, 1st Baron Dorchester, 1724–1808, governor of Quebec and British commander during the American Revolution.
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Clinton later served (1794–95) governor of Gibraltar. He recorded his campaigns from 1775 to 1782 (published in 1954 as The American Rebellion, ed. by W. B. Willcox). Cornwallis criticized his account, and the controversy between the two continued until Clinton's death.

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See W. B. Willcox, Portrait of a General (1964).

Clinton, Sir Henry

(born April 16?, 1730?—died Dec. 23, 1795, Cornwall, Eng.) British commander in chief during the American Revolution. Commissioned in the British army in 1751, he went to North America in 1775 as second in command to William Howe. He commanded British troops to victories in New York and then succeeded to the supreme command on Howe's retirement in 1778. He led an offensive in the Carolinas in 1780 and effected the fall of Charleston. On his return to New York, he left Charles Cornwallis in charge of subsequent operations, which ultimately resulted in the British surrender after the Siege of Yorktown. He resigned in 1781 and returned to England, where he found himself blamed for the Yorktown defeat.

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No references found			Sir Henry Clinton, then chief of the British Army, was skeptical. George Washington - Known OPSEC Practitioner by Christopher Cox / Reference and Education community The indecisiveness and sensitive egos of the three primary British actors--Gen Henry Clinton, Gen Charles Cornwallis, and Adm Marriot Arbuthnot--were particularly helpful to the American cause. Victory at Yorktown: The Campaign That Won the Revolution by Weaver, Michael E. / Air & Space Power Journal Upon seeing the terrible state of affairs that his family was subjected to, Robert wrote the following petition on 30 July 1780 to Sir Henry Clinton for Crown aid for his family: To His Excell: Sir Henry Clinton KB, General Commander in Chief of his Majesties Forces vis, vis, vis. Robert Land Sr. UE: (1736-1818)--British spy and Indian agent by Clark-Stewart, M. Anne / The Loyalist Gazette			Henri Vieuxtemps Henri Wallon Henri, Robert Henri-Louis Lekain Henri-Louis Tolain Henri-Victor Regnault Henrico County Henrietta Maria Henrietta of England Henriette Sontag Henrik Arnold Wergeland Henrik Gabriel Porthan Henrik Ibsen Henrik Mohn Henrik Pontoppidan Henry Henry Addington Henry Agard Wallace Henry Archibald Lawson Henry Arthur Jones Henry Bessemer Henry Campbell-Bannerman Henry Cavendish Henry Charles Carey Henry Clifton Sorby Henry Clinton Henry Cort Henry County Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park Henry Creswicke Rawlinson Henry David Thoreau Henry de Bracton Henry de Montherlant Henry Dunning Macleod Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery Henry Edward Gordon Craig Henry Enfield Roscoe Henry Ernest Sigerist Henry Fairfield Osborn Henry Fielding Henry Flood Henry Fonda Henry Ford Henry Fuseli Henry George Henry Grattan Henry Gwyn-Jeffreys Moseley Henry Hallam Henry Hallett Dale Henry Handel Richardson Henry Hobson Richardson			Henry Brockholst Livingston Henry Brockholst Livingston Henry Brothers Electronics, Inc Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux Henry Buckle Henry C Carey Henry C. Carey Henry C. Frick Henry Cabot Lodge Henry Cabot Lodge Henry Campbell Henry Campbell Bannerman Henry Campbell-Bannerman Henry Carey Henry Carey (economist) Henry Carter Henry Cavendish Henry Cavendish Henry Chandler Cowles Henry Charles Carey Henry Cisneros Henry Clay Henry Clay Henry Clay Henry Clay Frick Henry Clay High School Henry Clay, Sr. Henry Clifton Sorby Henry Clinton Henry Cogswell College Henry Cort Henry Council for Quality Growth Henry County Henry County Amateur Radio Club Henry County Convention and Visitors Bureau Henry County Court House Henry County Genealogical Services Henry County Health Center Henry County High School Henry County Historical Group Henry County Performing Arts Center Henry County Water and Sewer Authority Henry County YMCA Henry County Youth Soccer Henry County, AL Henry County, Alabama Henry County, GA Henry County, Georgia Henry County, IA Henry County, IL Henry County, Illinois Henry County, IN

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