British Generals of the Napoleonic Wars 1793-1815
Mackinnon, Henry
By: Ron McGuigan
Mackinnon, Henry (1773 - 19 January 1812)
(also spelt as M'Kinnon)
Ensign 43rd Foot 1790, Lieutenant 43rd Foot 1792, Captain Independent
Company 1793, Lieutenant & Captain 2nd Foot Guards 1793,
Captain & Lieutenant-Colonel 2nd Foot Guards 1799, Brevet Colonel
1809, Brigadier General on the Staff 1811, Major General 1812.
Early Service: Flanders 1793-1795, Brigade Major Ireland 1798,
Egypt
1801-1802,
Hanover 1805, Copenhagen 1807.
Peninsular War: Commandant of Talavera July 1809, commanded brigade
3rd Division November 1809-July 1811 and October 1811-January 1812. Killed
in action at assault of Ciudad Rodrigo 1812.
Placed on the Napoleon Series: December 2007
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