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William Howe, fifth viscount Howe
(1729-1814)
NAME AUTHORITIES:
LOC:    Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814
NRA:    Howe William (1729-1814) 5th Viscount Howe General
DNB:    Howe, William, fifth Viscount Howe (1729-1814), army officer
LBT ID: LdHowe5    VIAF ID: 60021303    LOC ID: n50029814		B/BAP:   1729-08-10
DIED:   1814-07-12
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; thePeerage.com; LOC Name Authority File
British general in the American War of Independence; after succeeding Gage as commander-in-chief (1775) he defeated Washington at the Battle of Brandywine and resigned in 1778.
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