Major General James Clinton (August 9, 1736 – September 22, 1812) was an American Revolutionary War officer who, with John Sullivan, led the Sullivan Expedition in what is now western New York to attack British-allied Seneca and other Iroquois villages. They destroyed 40 villages, as well as their winter stores of wheat and other produce. He obtained the rank of brevet major general.
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James Clinton 9 August 1736 Ulster County, New York colony (Now USA)
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22 September 1812 (aged 76) Little Britain, New York, United States
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Zodiac | Leo |
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