Henry Shrapnel

Henry Shrapnel
Henry Shrapnel
	Portrait of Shrapnel, 1817
Born	3 June 1761; Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire
Died	13 March 1842 (aged 80); Southampton
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1779–1825
Rank	Lieutenant-general
Unit	Royal Artillery
Battles / wars	American Revolutionary War; French Revolutionary Wars Flanders Campaign (WIA); ; Napoleonic 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.

Henry Shrapnel
Portrait of Shrapnel, 1817
Born	(1761-06-03)3 June 1761 Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire
Died	13 March 1842(1842-03-13) (aged 80) Southampton
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1779–1825
Rank	Lieutenant-general
Unit	Royal Artillery
Battles / wars	American Revolutionary War French Revolutionary Wars Flanders Campaign (WIA) Napoleonic Wars