William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe
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General William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, was a British Army officer and politician who rose to become Commander-in-Chief, America, during the American War of Independence. Howe was one of three brothers who had distinguished military careers.
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Engraving from contemporary sketch depicting the British ascent to the Plains of Abraham in 1759
Depiction of the Battle of Bunker Hill by Percy Moran, 1909
A period map depicting the British Army movements in Westchester County, New York
George Washington, driven from New York beginning at the Battle of Brooklyn portrait by Charles Wilson Peale 1776
A 1777 mezzotint of Howe
Howe made the Masters-Penn mansion his headquarters during the 1777-1778 British occupation of Philadelphia. It later served as the presidential mansion of George Washington and John Adams, 1790-1800.
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General William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, was a British Army officer and politician who rose to become Commander-in-Chief, America, during the American War of Independence. Howe was one of three brothers who had distinguished military careers. In historiography of the American war, he is usually referred to as Sir William Howe to distinguish him from his brother Richard, who was 4th Viscount Howe at that time.
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