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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Sent to [[Boston]] to help strengthen general [[Thomas Gage]] | Sent to [[Boston]] to help strengthen the position of general [[Thomas Gage]], Clinton arrived in time to try and break the [[Siege of Boston]],<ref name="Wiki"/> later serving under [[John Pitcairn]] at the [[Battle of Bunker Hill]] in 1775.<ref name="Bunker Hill">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Battle of Bunker Hill (memory)|Battle of Bunker Hill]]</ref> | ||
In 1778, after [[William Howe]] resigned as Commander-in-Chief of the British forces, Clinton assumed command and was the British leader at the [[Battle of Monmouth]].<ref name="Wiki"/> He tried to draw [[George Washington]] into open conflict, though Washington knew such a maneuver would be unwise and relied on the efforts of the [[Culper Ring]] to keep his movements secret.<ref name="Contract">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Contracts (Colonial Brotherhood)#Connecticut|Connecticut: Culper Ring in New Haven]]</ref> In September 1780, Clinton, by way of his spy [[John André]],<ref name="A Spy Among Us">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – ''[[Benedict Arnold (DLC)|Benedict Arnold]]'' – [[A Spy Among Us]]</ref> came into contact with traitor [[Benedict Arnold]], who agreed to surrender [[West Point]] for the sum of twenty thousand pounds, though this plot failed due to interference by the [[Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]].<ref name="West Point">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – ''[[Benedict Arnold (DLC)|Benedict Arnold]]'' – [[Battle of West Point (memory)|Battle of West Point]]</ref> | In 1778, after [[William Howe]] resigned as Commander-in-Chief of the British forces, Clinton assumed command and was the British leader at the [[Battle of Monmouth]].<ref name="Wiki"/> He tried to draw [[George Washington]] into open conflict, though Washington knew such a maneuver would be unwise and relied on the efforts of the [[Culper Ring]] to keep his movements secret.<ref name="Contract">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Contracts (Colonial Brotherhood)#Connecticut|Connecticut: Culper Ring in New Haven]]</ref> In September 1780, Clinton, by way of his spy [[John André]],<ref name="A Spy Among Us">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – ''[[Benedict Arnold (DLC)|Benedict Arnold]]'' – [[A Spy Among Us]]</ref> came into contact with traitor [[Benedict Arnold]], who agreed to surrender [[West Point]] for the sum of twenty thousand pounds, though this plot failed due to interference by the [[Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]].<ref name="West Point">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – ''[[Benedict Arnold (DLC)|Benedict Arnold]]'' – [[Battle of West Point (memory)|Battle of West Point]]</ref> | ||
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Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton (1730 – 1795) was a British Regular during the American Revolutionary War.[1]
Biography
Sent to Boston to help strengthen the position of general Thomas Gage, Clinton arrived in time to try and break the Siege of Boston,[1] later serving under John Pitcairn at the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775.[2]
In 1778, after William Howe resigned as Commander-in-Chief of the British forces, Clinton assumed command and was the British leader at the Battle of Monmouth.[1] He tried to draw George Washington into open conflict, though Washington knew such a maneuver would be unwise and relied on the efforts of the Culper Ring to keep his movements secret.[3] In September 1780, Clinton, by way of his spy John André,[4] came into contact with traitor Benedict Arnold, who agreed to surrender West Point for the sum of twenty thousand pounds, though this plot failed due to interference by the Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton.[5]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed III (mentioned only)
- Benedict Arnold (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2
Henry Clinton (British Army officer, born 1730) on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Battle of Bunker Hill
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Connecticut: Culper Ring in New Haven
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Benedict Arnold – A Spy Among Us
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Benedict Arnold – Battle of West Point