Henry MacKinnon
Military Person
1773 – 1812
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Who was Henry MacKinnon?
Major-General Henry MacKinnon, was a British soldier. He commanded the 45th Regiment of Foot, 74th Regiment of Foot, and 88th Regiment of Foot in the Napoleonic Peninsular War under the Duke of Wellington. He was killed by the explosion of an enemy magazine during the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo on 19 January 1812.
Prior to the Napoleonic wars, MacKinnon had a cordial acquaintance with Napoleon Bonaparte while the former's father resided in the French Province of Dauphiny when Napoleon was a frequent visitor to the region.
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