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.