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 3
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 (as part of British America)
surface form: 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
Sir William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe
surface form: William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe
title The Honourable George Howe

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Sir William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe sibling Lord George Howe
this entity surface form: George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe
Battle of Carillon commander Lord George Howe
this entity surface form: George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe
Admiral Lord Howe sibling Lord George Howe
this entity surface form: George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe