biography
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Howe, William Howe, 5th Viscount
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| male
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| lived:
| (1729–1814)
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| biography:
| British soldier who commanded the army in North America during the American Revolution, the brother of Richard Howe. He joined the army in 1746, and served under Wolfe at Louisburg (1758) and Quebec, where he led the famous advance to the Heights of Abraham. He became an MP in 1758. In the American War of Independence his victories included Bunker Hill (1775), the Brandywine (1777), and the capture of New York City (1776). He returned to England, and succeeded to the viscountcy on the death of his brother in 1799. |
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