What is Henry Leavenworth?
{{Infobox military person |name= Henry Leavenworth |birth_date= {{birth date|1783|12|10}} |death_date= {{death date and age|1834|7|21|1783|12|10}} |birth_place= [[New Haven, Connecticut]] |death_place= [[Cross Timbers]], Oklahoma |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label= |image=General Henry Leavenworth.jpg |caption=Gen. Henry Leavenworth |nickname= |allegiance={{Flag|United States of America|1822}} |serviceyears= 1812–1834 (US Army) |branch= {{army|USA|1822}} |rank=[[General (United States)|General]] |commands= |battles= [[War of 1812]], [[Battle of Lundy's Lane|Battle of Niagara]], [[Arikara War]] |laterwork= }} '''Henry Leavenworth''' (December 10, 1783 – July 21, 1834) was an [[United States|American]] soldier. He was active in the [[War of 1812]] and early military actions against the [[Great Plains|Plains]] [[Indigenous peoples of North America|Indians]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ftlvnhistsoc.org/Stories%20Henry%20Lvn.htm |title=Henry Leavenworth Biography |access-date=2010-05-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726071013/http://www.ftlvnhistsoc.org/Stories%20Henry%20Lvn.htm |archive-date=2011-07-26 }}</ref> He created [[Fort Leavenworth]] in [[Kansas]]. [[Leavenworth, Kansas]], [[Leavenworth County, Kansas]], and the [[United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth|Leavenworth Penitentiary]] are named after him. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070612075117/http://usacac.leavenworth.army.mil/CAC/csi/museum_1stDragoons.asp 1st Dragoons] {{US-bio-stub}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Leavenworth, Henry}} [[Category:1783 births]] [[Category:1834 deaths]] [[Category:Military people from Connecticut]] [[Category:19th-century American politicians]] [[Category:People from New Haven, Connecticut]] [[Category:Politicians from Connecticut]]