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Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814

LC control no.n 50029814
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Personal name headingHowe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814
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Variant(s)Howe, W. (William), Sir, 1729-1814
Howe, William Howe, 5th Viscount, 1729-1814
Other standard no.60021303
Associated countryEngland Great Britain United States
Associated placePhiladelphia (Pa.)
Birth date1729-08-10
Death date1814-07-12
Place of deathPlymouth (England)
Field of activityWar
AffiliationGreat Britain. Army
Profession or occupationArmed Forces--Officiers
Special notePreviously Sir William Howe.
Found inHis The narrative of Lieut. Gen. Sir William Howe, 1780.
By His Excellency Sir William Howe, K.B. general and commander in chief &c. &c. &c. Proclamation, Whereas for the more speedy and effectual suppression of the unnatural rebellion subsisting in North-America, it has been thought proper to levy a number of provincial troops ... 1777: broadside (in Germantown; signed at end: W. Howe)
Oxford dictionary of naitional biography, viewe April 14, 2022 (Howe, William, fifth Viscount Howe (1729-1814), army officer, was born on 10 August 1729, He died at Plymouth on 12 July 1814)
Associated languageeng