Henry MacKinnon

{{Short description|British Army officer}}

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{{about|the Napoleonic Wars general|the First World War general|Henry Mackinnon}}

{{Infobox military person

|honorific_prefix=Major-General

|name=Henry MacKinnon

|image=Henry MacKinnon (1773-1812).jpg

|caption=

|allegiance={{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom

|rank=Major-General

|branch=23px British Army

|commands=Talavera garrison
Brigade, 3rd Division

|spouse=Catherine Call

|relations=Daniel Mackinnon (nephew)

|nickname=

|birth_date=August 1773

|death_date= 19 January 1812

|birth_place=Longwood House, Winchester, England

|death_place=Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain

|placeofburial=Espeja, Spain

|serviceyears=1790–1812

|laterwork=

|battles={{Tree list}}

• French Revolutionary Wars
• Irish Rebellion of 1798
• Battle of Antrim
• Battle of Ballynahinch
• Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland
• Battle of Bergen
• Battle of Alkmaar
• Egypt campaign
• Battle of Abukir
• Battle of Alexandria
• Napoleonic Wars
• Hanover Expedition
• Copenhagen Expedition
• Peninsular War
• Second Battle of Porto
• Battle of Talavera
• Battle of Bussaco
• Battle of Redinha
• Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro
• Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo {{KIA}}

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|awards=Army Gold Medal with two clasps

|unit=Coldstream Guards

}}

Major-General Henry MacKinnon (August 1773 – 19 January 1812), was a British soldier. He commanded the 45th Regiment of Foot, 74th (Highland) 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.Memoirs of the Clan Fingon