William Henry Clinton, Signed (3 results)

Unbound. Condition: Very good condition. First Edition. One page manuscript letter written entirely in Clinton's hand and signed "WH Clinton." Dated November 15, 1803 and addressed to Lord Castlereagh (1769-1822), President of the India board of control from 1802 to 1806, concerning return of troops from India. British general during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars as well as the First Miguelist War. English History, Military. Signed by Author(s). Autograph.

No Binding. Condition: Good. Gen Clinton. Colonel in the 3rd Regt of Foot: Note*. He was a British general during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars as well as the First Miguelist War. He was also the grandson of Admiral George Clinton and elder brother of Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton. Signature on piece to Thomas Henry Kingsley with clear magenta ?Free Post? double ring and a lozenge mileage stamp ?Sloane Street or Square? *During 1812, 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, however he would see little action for the remainder of the war. After promotion to Lieutenant General, Clinton was knighted Order of the Bath in 1815. In 1814 he was given the Colonelcy of the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot, a position he held until his death. Returning to his post as a member of Parliament, he would command a division consisting of around 5,000 soldiers during the First Miguelist War where he attempted to support Portuguese forces from December 1826 until April 1828. Promoted a full general, Clinton resigned from Parliament serving as governor of Chelsea Hospital from 1842 until his death on 15 February 1846 an Cockenhatch, near Royston, Herts. There is a memorial plaque to Clinton in St. Mary Magdalene Church, Barkway, Herts. Signed by Author(s).

A British general, Clinton was the son of Sir Henry Clinton. He served as a general during the Napoleonic Wars and was general of Madeira. ALS. 1pg. 9" x 7". 23 August 1803. Horse Guards. An autograph letter signed "W H Clinton" to John King: "By the Commander in Chief directions I transmit to you the enclosed, which appears to me to come from the same writer, as the papers I sent to you a few days ago and you will please to lay them before Mr. Secretary York." The letter has dark ink and a couple of fold separations that affect nothing.