Henry Sheehy Keating, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henry Sheehy Keating

British general

Date of Birth: 13-Nov-1775

Place of Birth: Bansha, Munster, Ireland

Date of Death: 12-Sep-1847

Profession: military personnel, colonial administrator

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Lieutenant General Sir Henry Sheehy Keating KCB (13 November 1775 – 12 September 1847) was born at Bansha, County Tipperary in Ireland and was an officer of the British Army during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars who served in two important operations against French colonies.
The most important of his services came during the Mauritius campaign, when he commanded the troops stationed on Rodrigues, a small island used as a base by British forces during the campaign.
Keating was instrumental in planning and executing a series of amphibious operations against the French held islands, culminating in the capture of both Île Bonaparte and Île de France in 1810, as part of the Mauritius campaign of 1809–11.