Signature on piece. Clear and with a nice "free post" cancel Dated March 16th 1826. To Dr Scott, Bromley, Kent.

General Sir William Henry Clinton GCB KCH (23 December 1769 - 15 February 1846).

Erscheinungsdatum: 1826

Beschreibung

Historical note*. Clinton entered the British Army in 1784 as a cornet in the 7th Light Dragoons. Under the Duke of York, Clinton took part in the Flanders and Low Countries campaigns as a Captain in the 1st Guards in 1793, winning promotion to Lieutenant Colonel the following year. In 1801, he was promoted to the rank of colonel and participated in the capture of Madeira. He was then appointed governor of Madeira from July 1801 until March 1802, before becoming Military Secretary in 1803 and Quartermaster-General in Ireland in 1804. Clinton served in the Mediterranean leading a division at Messina on the Italian island of Sicily, where he commanded a force of 12,000 British and Spanish troops. Commanding the 1st Division during the Duke of Wellington's Spanish Campaign from 1812 to 1813, Clinton won distinction during the Battle of Castalla on 13 April 1813. In June 1813, Clinton became commander-in-chief of the British Forces in eastern Spain serving until April 1814. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 8522

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Signature on piece. Clear and with a nice "...

Erscheinungsdatum: 1826

Einband: No Binding

Zustand: Good

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