Henry Shrapnel

Henry Shrapnel
Portrait of Shrapnel, 1817
Born(1761-06-03)3 June 1761
Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire
Died13 March 1842(1842-03-13) (aged 80)
Southampton
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1779–1825
RankLieutenant-general
UnitRoyal Artillery
Battles / wars

Lieutenant-General Henry Scrope Shrapnel (3 June 1761 – 13 March 1842) was a British Army officer whose name has entered the English language as the inventor of the shrapnel shell.


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