Henry Grove was born c1665 and entered the army on 1 Dec 1688 as an ensign in one of William of Orange’s regiments. At some point he exchanged to Granville’s regiment and remained with them for many years. He served in the Nine Years War and Marlborough’s campaign. He fought at Schellenberg and the four principal battles. By July 1708 he commanded the regiment at the battle of Oudenarde, but in December he was captured by the French at Ghent. He was released soon afterwards and commanded North’s, as it was then known, at the siege of Tournay and at Malplaquet.
Henry Grove was promoted to colonel, and in 1711 was promoted again to brigadier-general. King George I conferred on him the appointment of Colonel of the regiment after Lord North was sacked for his support of the Jacobites, in June 1715. In 1727 he was promoted to major-general and in 1735 promoted to lieutenant-general. He died on 20 November 1736 while his regiment was serving in Gibraltar. He was buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey on 26 November.
He was married to Elizabeth, and had two brothers, Christopher and John Grove. There are no children from the marriage mentioned in his will. He had been deputy governor of Berwick on Tweed and Governor of Dartmouth.
