Henry Clinton (Napoleonic Wars)
Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Clinton, GCB, GCH (9 March 1771 – 11 December 1829) was a British Army officer and a general officer during the Napoleonic Wars.
He came from a family of soldiers. His elder brother was General Sir William Henry Clinton (1769–1846), his father was General Sir Henry Clinton (1738–1795) the British Commander-in-Chief in North America during the American Revolutionary War and his grandfather was Admiral of the Fleet George Clinton (1686–1761).
Read more about Henry Clinton (Napoleonic Wars): Early Military Career, Peninsula, Waterloo
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