CLINTON, SIR HENRY
\klˈɪntən], \klˈɪntən], \k_l_ˈɪ_n_t_ə_n]\
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(1738-1795) British soldier, came to Boston as major general in 1775 with Howe and Burgoyne. In 1778 he was appointed commander-in-chief of the British forces. He evacuated Philadelphia in June and on his retreat thence to New York fought with Washington the indecisive battle of Monmouth. In May, 1778, he captured Charleston and the whole army under Lincoln. During the following summer he planned with Arnold the treasonable surrender of West Point. He failed to relieve Cornwallis in October, 1781 and returned to England in 1782.
By John Franklin Jameson
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