William Howe

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/William_Howe
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:appointedCommanderInChief 1775
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Viscount_Howe
gptkbp:birthDate 1729
gptkbp:deathDate 1814
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Howe,_5th_Viscount_Howe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Howe
gptkbp:memberOfParliamentFor gptkb:Nottingham
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:General
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Bunker_Hill
gptkb:Battle_of_Long_Island
gptkb:Capture_of_Philadelphia
gptkb:Battle_of_Brandywine
gptkbp:notableFor commanding British forces during the American Revolutionary War
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Plymouth,_England
gptkbp:predecessorAsCommanderInChief gptkb:Thomas_Gage
gptkbp:relinquishedCommand 1778
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:George_Howe
gptkb:Richard_Howe
gptkbp:successorAsCommanderInChief gptkb:Henry_Clinton
gptkbp:title gptkb:5th_Viscount_Howe
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Bunker_Hill
gptkb:Siege_of_Boston
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4