About Henry MacKinnon
Lived 1773 – 1812 (aged 38). Henry MacKinnon was a British military personnel.
Major-General Henry MacKinnon (August 1773 – 19 January 1812), was a British soldier. He commanded the 45th Regiment of Foot, 74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot, and 88th Regiment of Foot in the Napoleonic Peninsular War under the Duke of Wellington. He was killed by the explosion of an enemy magazine during the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo on 19 January 1812.
Prior to the Napoleonic wars, MacKinnon had a cordial acquaintance with Napoleon Bonaparte while the former's father resided in the French Province of Dauphiny when Napoleon was a frequent visitor to the region.
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Who was Henry MacKinnon?
British general
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Henry MacKinnon was born on 1 August 1773 in Winchester.
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Henry MacKinnon died on 19 January 1812 in Ciudad Rodrigo.
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Henry MacKinnon was a military personnel.
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Henry MacKinnon was British.
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