Lord George Howe

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Lord George Howe was a prominent British Army officer of the mid-18th century, noted for his leadership and reformist approach to colonial warfare during the French and Indian War.

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George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe 4
Lord George Howe canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
person ⓘ
allegiance Great Britain ⓘ
burialPlace near the battlefield at Ticonderoga ⓘ
causeOfDeath gunshot wound in battle ⓘ
commanded British forces in the Lake George–Lake Champlain area ⓘ
conflict French and Indian War ⓘ
Seven Years' War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1725-09-10 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1758-07-06 ⓘ
describedBy contemporaries as a model officer ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup English ⓘ
familyName Howe ⓘ
givenName George ⓘ
influenced British light infantry tactics in North America ⓘ
knownFor leadership in the French and Indian War ⓘ
reformist approach to colonial warfare ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
mannerOfDeath killed in action ⓘ
memberOf House of Howe ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
militaryRank brigadier general ⓘ
nobleTitle Lord ⓘ
notableWork reforms in colonial warfare tactics ⓘ
participatedIn campaign against Fort Carillon (Ticonderoga) ⓘ
placeOfBirth England ⓘ
placeOfDeath near Ticonderoga, New York ⓘ
positionHeld brigadier general ⓘ
servedUnder James Abercrombie (British Army officer) ⓘ
sibling Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe ⓘ
William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe ⓘ
title The Honourable George Howe ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sir William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe → sibling → George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe ⓘ
linked to: Lord George Howe
Battle of Carillon → commander → George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe ⓘ
linked to: Lord George Howe
Admiral Lord Howe → sibling → George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe ⓘ
linked to: Lord George Howe
William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe → sibling → George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe ⓘ
subject linked to: 5th Viscount Howe
linked to: Lord George Howe