What is Sir Henry Clinton?
{{Infobox military person |name=Henry Clinton |born= {{birth date|1730|4|16|df=yes}} |died= {{death date and age|1795|12|23|1729|8|10|df=yes}} |image=Sir Henry Clinton.jpg |alt=A painting of Sir Henry Clinton. |caption=Portrait of Sir Henry Clinton near 1777. |nickname= |placeofbirth= [[Cornwall]], [[England]] |placeofdeath= |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |branch= [[British Army]] |serviceyears= British Army: 1746-1803 |rank=[[General]] |unit= |commands= |battles=[[American Revolutionary War]] *[[Battle of Bunker Hill]] *[[Battle of Long Island]] |awards=Knighthood |relations= |laterwork= |signature=}} '''Sir Henry Clinton''' (1730-1795) was a British fighter. He fought in the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref name=Brit>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-Clinton|encyclopedia=Britannica|accessdate=June 30, 2021|title=Henry Clinton}}</ref> He was also a member of the [[British Parliament]]<ref name=MV>{{cite web|publisher=Mount Vernon|url=https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/sir-henry-clinton/|author=Andrew R. Bacas|accessdate=June 30, 2021|title=Henry Clinton}}</ref><ref name=BFNY>{{cite web|title=Sir Henry Clinton in New York |publisher=American Battlefield Trust|author=William R. Griffith IV|url=https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/sir-henry-clinton-new-york|accessdate=July 1, 2021}}</ref> ==Early life== Clinton was born in 1730 in [[Newfoundland]], [[Canada]]. His father was Admiral George Clinton,<ref name=MV /> who was friends with the Duke of [[Newcastle]]. George Clinton was governor of [[New York Colony]] starting in the 1741, and Henry Clinton went to New York Colony in 1743.<ref name=BFBio>{{cite web|publisher=American Battlefield Trust|url=https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/henry-clinton|accessdate=July 1, 2021|title=Henry Clinton}}</ref> ==Military career== When he was 15 years old, Henry Clinton joined the New York Colonial Militia. In 1749, he had a captain's commission and