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Clinton, Sir Henry. 1738-1795.
British general in the American Revolution who was commander in chief of British forces in North America (1778-1781).
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Clinton,Sir Henry
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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… … Universalium
Clinton, Sir Henry — (1738 1795) Sent to America, 1775; served in the South, and with Howe at Philadelphia; succeeded him as commander in chief, 1778; Captured Charleston, 1780; succeeded by Sir Guy Carleton, and returned to England, 1782. Index: S Replaced as… … The makers of Canada
Clinton, Sir Henry — (¿16 abr.? ¿1730? –23 dic. 1795, Cornwall, Inglaterra). Comandante en jefe británico durante la guerra de independencia de los Estados Unidos de América. Recibió el grado de oficial en el ejército británico en 1751 y se trasladó a América del… … Enciclopedia Universal
CLINTON, SIR HENRY — an English general; commanded in the American war; censured for failure in the war; wrote an exculpation, which was accepted (1738 1795) … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Henry Clinton — Sir Henry Clinton General Años de servicio 1751 1793 … Wikipedia Español
Henry Clinton (1730–1795) — Infobox Military Person name=Sir Henry Clinton lived=April 16 1730 ndash; December 23 1795 placeofbirth=Newfoundland placeofdeath=London caption= nickname= allegiance=Great Britain branch=British Army serviceyears=1751 1793 rank=General commands … Wikipedia
Clinton — /klin tn/, n. 1. De Witt /deuh wit /, 1769 1828, U.S. political leader and statesman: governor of New York 1817 21, 1825 28 (son of James Clinton). 2. George, 1739 1812, governor of New York 1777 95, 1801 04: vice president of the U.S. 1805 12. 3 … Universalium
henry — /hen ree/, n., pl. henries, henrys. Elect. the SI unit of inductance, formally defined to be the inductance of a closed circuit in which an electromotive force of one volt is produced when the electric current in the circuit varies uniformly at a … Universalium
Henry — /hen ree/, n. 1. Joseph, 1797 1878, U.S. physicist. 2. O., pen name of William Sydney Porter. 3. Patrick, 1736 99, American patriot, orator, and statesman. 4. Cape, a cape in SE Virginia at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. 5. Fort. See … Universalium
sir — /serr/, n. 1. a respectful or formal term of address used to a man: No, sir. 2. (cap.) the distinctive title of a knight or baronet: Sir Walter Scott. 3. (cap.) a title of respect for some notable personage of ancient times: Sir Pandarus of Troy … Universalium
