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3 unusual facts about Henry Clinton


Elizabeth of Hesse-Kassel, Duchess of Mecklenburg

Her godmother was Queen Elizabeth I of England, who was represented on this occasion by the Earl of Lincoln.

Henry Clinton

Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln (1684–1728), uncle of Sir Henry Clinton (1730–1795)

Henry Clinton, 2nd Earl of Lincoln (1539–1616), English peer, styled Lord Clinton from 1572 to 1585


Grey's raid

In response to the threat to Newport, General Sir Henry Clinton ordered 4,000 men under General Charles Grey to prepare for transport to Rhode Island while Admiral Lord Richard Howe sailed from New York to oppose d'Estaing.

Randolph Greenfield Adams

Initially, the Library consisted of the personal collection of Clements, thousands of rare books, newspapers, maps, and manuscripts, including the papers of General Thomas Gage, Sir Henry Clinton, Lord George Germain, William Petty, Lord Shelburne, General Freiherr von Jungkenn, and Nathanial Greene.


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Timeline of the American Revolution

April 8 – Siege of Charleston: British Army troops under General Henry Clinton and naval forces under Admiral Mariot Arbuthnot besiege Charleston, South Carolina.

William Dunlap Simpson

He practiced law in Laurens with his partner (and father-in-law) Henry Clinton Young.