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Clinton was born on 16 April 1730 to a naval officer who was related by marriage to the first duke of Newcastle. In 1741 Newcastle obtained for Clinton's father promotion to admiral and the governorship of New York, where the family lived from 1743.
Scholars. (1730–95). A British officer during the American Revolution, Henry Clinton was commander in chief of the North American British army at the time of the operations that led to the British capitulation at Yorktown and the treaty recognizing American independence.
General Sir Henry Clinton, KB (16 April 1730 – 23 December 1795) was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1772 and 1795. He is best known for his service as a general during the American War of Independence.
