- Henry MacKinnon
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name=Major General Henry MacKinnon
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rank=Major General
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commands=The 45th, 74th, and 88th Regiments
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lived=August 1773 – January 11, 1812
placeofbirth=Longwood nearWinchester ,United Kingdom
placeofdeath=Ciudad Rodrigo ,Spain
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battles=Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo
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portrayedby=Major-General Henry MacKinnon (August,1773 –January 11 ,1812 ), was a British soldier. He commanded the 45th, 74th, and 88th regiments in the NapoleonicPeninsular War under the Duke of Wellington. He was killed by the explosion of an enemy magazine during theSiege of Ciudad Rodrigo on January 11, 1812.Prior to the Napoleonic wars, MacKinnon had a cordial acquaintance with
Napoleon Bonaparte while the former's father resided in the French Provice of Dauphiny when Napoleon was a frequent visitor to the region. [Memoirs of the Clan Fingon]References
* "Memoirs of the Clan Fingon", Donald MacKinnon, Lewis Hepworth and Company, Tunbridge Wells and London, 1899.
* "History of the Peninsular War", Robert Southey, John Murray publisher, 1823Notes
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