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George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe

British Army general · Politicians · Lived 1725 to 1758 · aged 33

Brigadier-General George Augustus Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe was a British Army officer. He was described by James Wolfe as "the best officer in the British Army".

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Howe was killed in the French and Indian War in a skirmish at Fort Ticonderoga the day before the Battle of Carillon, a failed attempt by the British to capture French-controlled Fort Carillon.

Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1725 to 1758 · aged 33