See also:

• SIR

SIR See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

HENRY See also:

• CLINTON
• CLINTON, DE WITT (1769-1828)
• CLINTON, GEORGE (1739-1812)
• CLINTON, HENRY FYNES (1781-1852)
• SIR HENRY CLINTON (c. 1738-1795)

CLINTON (c. 1738-1795)  , See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general, was the son of See also:

• ADMIRAL

admiral See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George See also:

• CLINTON
• CLINTON, DE WITT (1769-1828)
• CLINTON, GEORGE (1739-1812)
• CLINTON, HENRY FYNES (1781-1852)
• CLINTON, SIR HENRY (c. 1738-1795)

Clinton (See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor of See also:

• NEWFOUNDLAND

Newfoundland and subsequently of New See also:

• YORK
• YORK (HOUSE OF)
• YORK, EDMUND OF LANGLEY, DUKE OF (1341-1402)
• YORK, EDWARD
• YORK, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS, DUKE OF (1763-1827)
• YORK, RICHARD, DUKE

York), and See also:

• GRANDSON (Ger. Grandsee)

grandson of the 6th See also:

• EARL

earl of See also:

• LINCOLN
• LINCOLN, ABRAHAM (1809-1865)
• LINCOLN, EARLS OF

Lincoln . After serving in the New York See also:

• MILITIA (Fr. milice, Ger. Miliz, from Lat. miles, soldier, militia, military service)

militia, he came to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England and joined the See also:

• COLDSTREAM

Coldstream See also:

• GUARDS, AND HOUSEHOLD TROOPS

Guards . In 1758 he became See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

captain and See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant-See also:

• COLONEL (derived either from Lat. column, Fr. colonne, column, or Lat. corona, a crown)

colonel in the See also:

• GRENADIER

Grenadier Guards, and in 176o-62 distinguished himself very greatly as an aide-de-See also:

• CAMP (from Lat. campus, field)

camp to See also:

• FERDINAND
• FERDINAND (1577-1650)
• FERDINAND (COLOGNE)
• FERDINAND (Span. Fernando or Hernando; Ital. Ferdinando or Ferrante; in O. H. Ger. Herinand, i.e. " brave in the host," from O. H. G. Heri, "army," A. S. here, Mod. Ger. Heer, and the Goth. nan]jan, " to dare ")
• FERDINAND, MAXIMILIAN KARL LEOPOLD MARIA

Ferdinand of See also:

• BRUNSWICK
• BRUNSWICK (Ger. Braunschweig)
• BRUNSWICK, KARL WILHELM FERDINAND, DUKE OF (1735-18o6)

Brunswick in the Seven Years' See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War . He was promoted colonel in 1762, and after the See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace received the colonelcy of a See also:

• REGIMENT (from Late Latin regimentum, rule, regere, to rule, govern, direct)

regiment of See also:

• FOOT

foot, becoming See also:

• MAJOR
• MAJOR (Lat. for " greater ")
• MAJOR (or MAIR), JOHN (1470-1550)

major-general in 1772 . From 1772 to 1784, thanks to the See also:

• INFLUENCE (Late Lat. influentia, from influere, to flow in)

influence of his See also:

• COUSIN (Fr. cousin, Ital. cugino, Late Lat. cosinus, perhaps a popular and familiar abbreviation of consobrinus, which has the same sense in classical Latin)
• COUSIN, JEAN (1500-1590)
• COUSIN, VICTOR (1792–1867)

cousin, the 2nd See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke of See also:

• NEWCASTLE
• NEWCASTLE, DUKES OF

Newcastle, he had a seat in See also:

• PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

parliament, first for See also:

• BOROUGH (A.S. nominative burh, dative byrig, which produces some of the place-names ending in bury, a sheltered or fortified place, the camp of refuge of a tribe, the stronghold of a chieftain; cf. Ger. Burg, Fr. bor, bore, bourg)
• BOROUGH [BURROUGH, BURROWE, BORROWS], STEVEN (1525–1584)

Borough-See also:

• BRIDGE

bridge and subsequently for See also:

• NEWARK
• NEWARK (NEWARK-UPON-TRENT)
• NEWARK, DAVID LESLIE, LORD (1601-1682)

Newark, but for the greater See also:

• PART

part of this See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time he was on active service in See also:

• AMERICA

America in the War of See also:

• INDEPENDENCE
• INDEPENDENCE, DECLARATION OF
• INDEPENDENCE, WAR OF

Independence . He took part in the battles of Bunker See also:

• HILL
• HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
• HILL, A
• HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
• HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
• HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
• HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
• HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
• HILL, JAMES J
• HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
• HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
• HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
• HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
• HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)

Hill and See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

Long See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

Island, subsequently taking See also:

• POSSESSION
• POSSESSION (Lat. possessio, possidere, to possess)

possession of New York . For his See also:

• SHARE (O. Eng. scearu, chiefly in compounds, e.g. land-scearu, a share of land, from sceran to cut; cf. " shear" )

share in the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of Long Island he was made a lieutenant-general and K.B . After See also:

• SARATOGA, BATTLES OF

Saratoga he succeeded See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William See also:

• HOWE
• HOWE, EIJAS (1819 — 1867)
• HOWE, JOHN (1630-17o6)
• HOWE, JOSEPH (1804–1873)
• HOWE, JULIA WARD (1819–1910)
• HOWE, RICHARD HOWE, EARL (1726-1799)
• HOWE, SAMUEL GRIDLEY (1801-1876)
• HOWE, WILLIAM HOWE, 5TH VISCOUNT (1729-1814)

Howe as See also:

• COMMANDER

commander-in-See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief in See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

North America . He had already been made a See also:

• LOCAL

local general . He at once concentrated the British forces at New York, pursuing a policy of foraying expeditions in See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place of See also:

• REGULAR

regular See also:

• CAMPAIGNS

campaigns . In 1779 he invaded See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

South Carolina, and in 178o in See also:

• CONJUNCTION (from Lat. conjungere, to join together)

conjunction with Admiral M . See also:

• ARBUTHNOT, ALEXANDER (1538-1583)
• ARBUTHNOT, JOHN (1667-1735)

Arbuthnot won an important success in the See also:

• CAPTURE (from Lat. capere, to take; Fr. prise maritime; Ger. Wegnahme)

capture of See also:

• CHARLESTON

Charleston .

See also:

• FRICTION (from Lat. fricare, to rub)

Friction, however, was See also:

• CONSTANT, BENJAMIN (1845-1902)

constant between him and See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord See also:

• CORNWALLIS, CHARLES CORNWALLIS
• CORNWALLIS, SIR WILLIAM (1744-1819)

Cornwallis, his second in command, and in 1782, after the See also:

• CAPITULATION (Lat. capitulum, a little head or division; capitulare, to treat upon terms)

capitulation of Cornwallis at See also:

• YORKTOWN

Yorktown, he was superseded by Sir See also:

• GUY, THOMAS (1644–1724)

Guy See also:

• CARLETON, WILLIAM (1794-1869)

Carleton . Returning to England, he published in 1783 his Narrative of the See also:

• CAMPAIGN

Campaign of 1781 in North America, which provoked an acrimonious reply from Lord Cornwallis . He was elected M.P. for See also:

• LAUNCESTON

Launceston in 1790, and in 1794 was made governor of See also:

• GIBRALTAR

Gibraltar, where he died on the 23rd of See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December 1795 . His See also:

• ELDER (0. Eng. ellarn; Ger. Holunder; Fr. sureau)
• ELDER (Gr. 1rpev(3iTepos)

elder son, Sir WILLIAM See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

HENRY CLINTON (1769-1846), entered the British See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army in 1784, and served in the campaigns of 1793-94 in the See also:

• LOW, SETH (1850- )
• LOW, WILL HICOK (1853- )

Low Countries . In 1746 he became aide-de-camp to the duke of York, and in 1799 he was entrusted with a See also:

• MISSION

mission to the See also:

• RUSSIAN

Russian army in See also:

• ITALY
• ITALY (Italia)

Italy, returning to the duke in time for the Dutch expedition of 1799 . He was promoted colonel in 18oi, and took part in the expedition which took possession of See also:

• MADEIRA
• MADEIRA, or THE MADE1RAS

Madeira, which he governed up to 1802 . His next important service was in 1807, when he went to See also:

• SWEDEN
• SWEDEN [Sverige]
• SWEDEN, NORWAY AND

Sweden on a military mission . Promoted major-general in ,8o8, he served from 1812 to 1814 in the Mediterranean and in See also:

• CATALONIA (Cataluna)

Catalonia, and in the latter See also:

• YEAR

year he commanded against See also:

• MARSHAL (med. Lat. marescalcus, from O.H.Ger. marah, horse, and scalc, servant)

Marshal See also:

• SUCHET, LOUIS GABRIEL

Suchet . He had become a lieutenant-general in 1813, and in 1815 he was made a G.C.B . He commanded the British troops in See also:

• PORTUGAL

Portugal, 1826-28,and was promoted full general in 1830 . He died at Cockenhatch, near See also:

• ROYSTON

Royston, Herts, on the 15th of See also:

• FEBRUARY

February 1846 . The younger son, Sir HENRY CLINTON (1771-1829), entered the army in 1787 and saw some service with the Prussians in See also:

• HOLLAND
• HOLLAND, CHARLES (1733–1769)
• HOLLAND, COUNTY AND PROVINCE OF
• HOLLAND, HENRY FOX, 1ST BARON (1705–1774)
• HOLLAND, HENRY RICH, 1ST EARL OF (1S9o-,649)
• HOLLAND, HENRY RICHARD VASSALL FOX, 3RD
• HOLLAND, JOSIAH GILBERT (1819-1881)
• HOLLAND, PHILEMON (1552-1637)
• HOLLAND, RICHARD, or RICHARD DE HOLANDE (fl. 1450)
• HOLLAND, SIR HENRY, BART

Holland in 1789 .

He served on the See also:

• STAFF (O. Eng. staef, cf. Du. staf, Ger. Stab, &c.; Icel. stafr meant also a written letter, and O. Eng. stafas, the letters of the alphabet; " stave," one of the thin pieces of wood of which a cask is made, is a doublet)

staff of the duke of York in 1793-94, becoming See also:

• BREVET (a diminutive of the Fr. bref)

brevet-major in 1794, and lieutenant-colonel of a See also:

• LINE

line regiment in 1796 . In 1797-98 he was aide-de-camp to Lord Cornwallis in the Irish See also:

• REBELLION

rebellion, and in 1799 he was sent with Lord William See also:

• BENTINCK, LORD WILLIAM (1774-1839)
• BENTINCK, LORD WILLIAM GEORGE FREDERICK CAVENDISH

Bentinck to the Russian headquarters in Italy, being See also:

• PRESENT

present at the Trebbia, at Novi, and in the fighting about the St Gotthard . During a See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period of service in See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India Clinton distinguished himself at See also:

• LASWARI

Laswari . He accompanied the Russian headquarters in the See also:

• AUSTERLITZ (Czech Slavkov)

Austerlitz campaign, and was See also:

• ADJUTANT (from Lat. adjutare, to aid)

adjutant-general to his intimate friend, Sir See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John See also:

• MOORE, A
• MOORE, ALBERT JOSEPH (1841–1893)
• MOORE, EDWARD (1712–1757)
• MOORE, GEORGE (1853– )
• MOORE, GEORGE FOOT (1851– )
• MOORE, HENRY (1831–1895)
• MOORE, JOHN (1729-1802)
• MOORE, SIR JOHN (1761-1809)
• MOORE, THOMAS (1779-1852)

Moore, in the See also:

• CORUNNA
• CORUNNA (Span. La Coruna; Fr. La Corogne; Eng. formerly often The Groyne)

Corunna campaign of 1808-9 . Promoted major-general in 181o, he returned to the See also:

• PENINSULA
• PENINSULA (Lat. paeninsula, from paene, almost, and insula, an island)

Peninsula to fill a divisional command under See also:

• WELLINGTON
• WELLINGTON, ARTHUR WELLESLEY, 1ST DUKE OF (1769-1852)

Wellington in 1811 . His See also:

• DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division played a notable part in the capture of the forts at See also:

• SALAMANCA
• SALAMANCA (anc. Salmantica or Elmantica)

Salamanca and in the battle of Salamanca (1812), and he was given the local See also:

• RANK (O.Fr. rant or rent, mod. rang, generally connected with the O.E. and O.H.G. bring, a ring)

rank of lieutenant-general See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early in 1813 . For his conduct at See also:

• VITORIA

Vitoria he was made a K.B., and he took his part in the subsequent victories of the Nive, Orthes and See also:

• TOULOUSE
• TOULOUSE, LOUIS ALEXANDRE DE BOURBON, COUNT OF (1678-1737)

Toulouse . At the end of the war he was made a lieutenant-general and inspector-general of See also:

• INFANTRY

infantry . Clinton commanded a division with distinction at See also:

• WATERLOO

Waterloo . He died on the Ilth of December 1829 .