Sir William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe

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Sir William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, was a British Army general best known for leading British forces during the early years of the American Revolutionary War, including the capture of New York and Philadelphia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army general ⓘ
human ⓘ
viscount ⓘ
allegiance Great Britain ⓘ
associatedWith New York City ⓘ
Philadelphia ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
employer British Army ⓘ
familyName Howe ⓘ
fieldOfWork colonial administration ⓘ
military leadership ⓘ
genreOfActivity 18th-century warfare ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
hasTitle Viscount Howe ⓘ
honorificPrefix Sir ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOf House of Howe ⓘ
linked to: House of Howard
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
militaryCommand British forces in North America ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
nobleTitle 5th Viscount Howe ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Brandywine ⓘ
Battle of Germantown ⓘ
Battle of Long Island ⓘ
Battle of White Plains ⓘ
Siege of Boston ⓘ
notableEvent occupation of New York City ⓘ
occupation of Philadelphia ⓘ
notableFor leading British forces in the early years of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
strategy in the New York and Philadelphia campaigns ⓘ
notableRole British commander opposing the Continental Army ⓘ
notableWork Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ
British capture of New York City ⓘ
British capture of Philadelphia ⓘ
New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ
Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
occupation military officer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
parliamentaryBody House of Commons of Great Britain ⓘ
partOf British high command during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
positionHeld Commander-in-Chief, British forces in North America ⓘ
sibling George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe ⓘ
linked to: Lord George Howe

Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe ⓘ
linked to: Admiral Lord Howe
socialClass British nobility ⓘ

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Commander-in-Chief, North America → hasNotableCommander → Sir William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe ⓘ
Sir William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe → hasTitle → Viscount Howe ⓘ
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Admiral Lord Howe → nobleTitle → Viscount Howe ⓘ
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Admiral Lord Howe → sibling → William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe ⓘ
linked to: Sir William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe
Lord George Howe → sibling → William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe ⓘ
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William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe → titleHeld → Viscount Howe ⓘ
subject linked to: 5th Viscount Howe
linked to: Sir William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe
Richard Howe → nobleTitle → Viscount Howe ⓘ
linked to: Sir William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe