About Henry Wynyard
Lived 1761 – 1838 (aged 76). Henry Wynyard was a British military leader.
General Henry Wynyard (8 June 1761 – 3 April 1838) was a British Army officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland.
Military career Wynyard was commissioned as an ensign in the First Regiment of Footguards on 6 June 1778. He took part in the expedition to Holland in February 1793 and saw action at Arnhem in November 1794 during the French Revolutionary Wars. He retired from his post in April 1816 and was promoted to full general on 12 August 1819. He lived his final years in London at 2 Upper Brook Street, Mayfair.
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British Army officer
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Henry Wynyard was born on 8 June 1761.
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Henry Wynyard died on 3 April 1838.
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Henry Wynyard was a military leader.
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