Henry Shrapnel | |
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Born | Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire | 3 June 1761
Died | 13 March 1842 Southampton | (aged 80)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1779–1825 |
Rank | Lieutenant-general |
Unit | Royal 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.