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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 city was sometimes called "Torytown". In August, 1776, the British commander, William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, landed a huge force of British and Hessian troops on Long Island, and won a major victory that drove Washington's army from the island and the city of New York. Many Long Island Loyalists, wearing pieces of red cloth on their hats ...
At the Battle of Brandywine on September 11, 1777 a colonial American army led by General George Washington fought a British-Hessian army commanded by General William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe. Washington drew up his troops in a defensive position behind Brandywine Creek .
Officer Start of command End of command Notes Ref Lieutenant-General Sir William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, KB : assumed command September 1775 departed May 1778 Howe oversaw the rest of the Siege of Boston, before embarking on a campaign in 1776 that resulted in the capture of New York City and parts of New Jersey.
The Battle of Germantown on 4 October 1777 pitted a 9,000-man British army under General William Howe against an 11,000-strong American army commanded by General George Washington. After an initial advance, the American reserve allowed itself to be diverted by 120 British troops holding out in the Benjamin Chew House.
William Johnstone Hope; HMS Hostile (H55) HMS Hotspur (H01) House of Lancaster; HMS Howe (1885) HMS Howe (32) William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe; Hudson Bay expedition; Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone; Sir Richard Hughes, 1st Baronet; Hull Castle; HMS Hunter (H35) HMS Hurricane (H06) HMS Hurst Castle; Hurst Castle; HMS Hussar (1799) Hylton Castle ...
On December 4, Gen. Sir William Howe, the commander-in-chief of British forces in North America, led a sizable contingent of troops out of Philadelphia in one last attempt to destroy Washington and the Continental Army before the onset of winter. After a series of skirmishes, Howe called off the attack and returned to Philadelphia without ...
Richard Howe 1st Earl Howe 4th Viscount Howe 1st Baron Howe 1726–1799: William Howe 5th Viscount Howe 5th Baron Glenawley 7th Baronet 1729–1814: John Howe 2nd Baron Chedworth 1714–1762: Henry Howe 3rd Baron Chedworth 1716–1781: Hon. Thomas Howe died 1776: Earldom and GB viscountcy extinct: Viscountcy, barony and baronetcy extinct: Hon ...