Robert Howe
Continental Army general from North Carolina · United States · On the map · Politicians · Lived 1732 to 1786 · aged 54
Robert Howe was an American military officer who served in the American Revolutionary War. The descendant of a prominent North Carolinian family, he was one of five general officers, and the only major general, in the Continental Army from North Carolina.
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A portion of John Collet's 1770 map of North Carolina depicting the environs of the lower Cape Fear, including Howe's plantation at top right, located near Barren Inlet
Dunmore, Howe's adversary at Norfolk, as painted by Joshua Reynolds in 1765
Christopher Gadsden, with whom Howe dueled in 1778, depicted in a prewar painting by Jeremiah Theus
An 1891 copy of a 1778 map depicting the First Battle of Savannah
The execution of John André after Howe and other senior officers found him guilty of espionageAbout this person
Howe also played a role in the colonial and state governments of North Carolina, serving in the legislative bodies of both.
Country
United States
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1732 to 1786 · aged 54
