Clinton Sir Henry 1738-1795 Sent To America 1775 Served


in the South, and with Howe at Philadelphia; succeeded him as

commander-in-chief, 1778; Captured Charleston, 1780; succeeded by Sir

Guy Carleton, and returned to England, 1782. =Index=: (John Graves Simcoe era) Replaced as

commander-in-chief by Sir Guy Carleton, 39; secures promotion for

Queen's Rangers, 39. (Lord Dorchester era) Returns to England, 192. (Sir Frederick Haldimand era) In command at

New York, 131; succeeded by Dorchester, 188; his efforts to bring

Vermont back to allegiance to Britain, 199-200; Haldimand's report to,

on Ira Allen's diplomacy, 207; Haldimand's letter to, on the policy of

Vermont, 208; and his proposed proclamation to the people of, 211;

Haldimand's letter on crisis in spring of 1782, 212; his list of rebels,

280; his emoluments in America, 330. =Bib.=: Works: Narrative of the

Campaign in North America, Rejoinder to Cornwallis's Observations;

Observations on Stedman's American War. For biog. see Dict. Am.

Biog.; Cyc. Am. Biog.



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