General Sir William Howe

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_Sir_William_Howe
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Philadelphia
gptkb:Battle_of_White_Plains
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order
gptkbp:birth_date 1729-02-10
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:England
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:St._John's_Church,_Halifax
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Howe,_5th_Viscount_Howe
gptkbp:commanded British forces in North America
gptkbp:death_date 1814-07-12
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy
gptkb:Westminster_School
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Sir William Howe
gptkbp:known_for Leadership during the American Revolutionary War
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Germantown
gptkb:Battle_of_Brandywine
gptkb:Battle_of_Bunker_Hill
gptkb:Battle_of_Long_Island
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Thomas_Gage
gptkbp:rank gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:service_years 1756-1783
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Howe
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Henry_Clinton