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William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, KB, PC (10 August 1729 – 12 July 1814), was a British Army officer who rose to become Commander-in-Chief of British land forces in the Colonies during the American War of Independence. Howe was one of three brothers who had distinguished military careers.
The Battle of Germantown was a major engagement in the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War.It was fought on October 4, 1777, at Germantown, Pennsylvania, between the British Army led by Sir William Howe, and the American Continental Army under George Washington.
As Howe's wing made progress, Knyphausen converted his feint into a frontal attack on the American center. Washington's army was driven to the rear in disarray, but was saved from rout by Major General Nathanael Greene's rear guard action. Washington's army retreated to Chester, Pennsylvania while Howe occupied Wilmington, Delaware.
Sir John Howe 1st Baronet died 1671: George Howe died 1647: Howe baronets of Cold Barwick: Sir Richard Howe 2nd Baronet 1621–1703: John Grobham Howe 1625–1679: Sir George Howe 1st Baronet c. 1627 – 1676: Baron Glenawley Viscount Howe (Ire, 1701) Sir Richard Howe 3rd Baronet c. 1651 – 1730: Scrope Howe 1st Viscount Howe 1648–1713: John ...
The Philadelphia campaign (1777–1778) was a British military campaign during the American Revolutionary War designed to gain control of Philadelphia, the Revolutionary-era capital where the Second Continental Congress convened, formed the Continental Army, and appointed George Washington as its commander in 1775, and later authored and unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence the ...
William F. Howe (general) (1888–1952), American stockbroker and military leader during World Wars; William H. Howe (1837–1907), American Union Army soldier during the Civil War and Medal of Honor recipient; William Henry Howe (1846–1929), American painter; William T. Howe (1835–1918), farmer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada ...
Two brothers, Admiral Lord Richard Howe and General William Howe, were given command of the naval and land aspects of the operation respectively. Since they believed that it might still be possible to end the dispute without further violence, the Howe brothers insisted on being granted diplomatic powers in addition to their military roles. [1]
The Meschianza procession, 1876, Century illustrated, volume 12 The Mischianza (pronounced [miˈskjantsa]; Italian for "medley" or "mixture"), or Meschianza, was an elaborate fête given in honor of British General Sir William Howe in Philadelphia on May 18, 1778.