| 词条 | Henry Wynyard |
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|name= Henry Wynyard |birth_place= |birth_date= 8 June 1761 |death_place= |death_date={{d-da|3 April 1838|8 June 1761}} |image= General Henry Wynyard.jpg |caption= Portrait by Henry Raeburn |nickname= |allegiance={{flag|United Kingdom}} |branch={{army|United Kingdom}} |serviceyears= 1778–1816 |rank=General |unit= |commands= Commander-in-Chief, Scotland |battles=French Revolutionary Wars Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland |awards= |laterwork= }} General Henry Wynyard (8 June 1761 – 3 April 1838) was a British Army officer who became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland. Military careerWynyard was commissioned as an ensign in the First Regiment of Footguards on 6 June 1778.[1] He took part in the expedition to Holland in February 1793 and saw action at Arnhem in November 1794 during the French Revolutionary Wars.[1] Promoted to brevet colonel he landed in command of a battalion of grenadiers at the Helder in August 1799 and was wounded at Battle of Bergen in September 1799 during the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland.[1] Promoted to major-general in April 1802, he was given command of a brigade of guards in Southern District in May 1803.[1] He took part in an expedition to Sicily in September 1806 and returned to Southern District in January 1808.[1] Promoted to lieutenant-general in April 1808 he transferred to the staff in Ireland in June 1808 and then became Commander-in-Chief, Scotland in July 1812.[2] He retired from his post in April 1816 and was promoted to full general on 12 August 1819.[1] Wynyard was also colonel of the 64th Regiment of Foot from 1808 to 1816 and of the 46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot from 1816 to his death.[3] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/histrecordforty00canniala|title=Historical record of the Forty-sixth, or the South Devonshire, Regiment of Foot|year=1851|pages=71–72|accessdate=29 November 2014}} {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{s-bef|before=Earl Cathcart}}{{s-ttl|title=Commander-in-Chief, Scotland|years=1812–1816}}{{s-aft|after=Sir John Hope}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://biblio.co.uk/book/his-excellency-general-wynyards-welcome-scotland/d/146191657|title=His Excellency General Wynyard's welcome to Scotland|accessdate=29 November 2014}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/046-751.htm |title=46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot |publisher=regiments.com |accessdate=14 July 2016 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022111226/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/046-751.htm |archivedate=22 October 2007 |df=dmy-all }} |-{{s-bef|before=John Whyte}}{{s-ttl|title=Colonel of the 46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot|years=1816–1838}}{{s-aft|after=Sir John Keane, 1st Baron Keane}} |-{{s-bef|before=William Anne Vilettes}}{{s-ttl|title=Colonel of the 64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot|years=1808–1816}}{{s-aft|after= Sir William Henry Pringle}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Wynyard, Henry}} 5 : 1761 births|1838 deaths|British Army generals|Grenadier Guards officers|British Army personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars |
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