Admiral Lord Howe

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Admiral Lord Howe was an 18th-century British naval officer renowned for his leadership in major fleet actions against France, including the celebrated Glorious First of June.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy officer ⓘ
admiral ⓘ
human ⓘ
peer of the Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
allegiance Great Britain ⓘ
awardReceived Order of the Garter ⓘ
burialPlace St Paul’s Cathedral ⓘ
linked to: St Paul's Cathedral
causeOfDeath illness ⓘ
commanded Channel Fleet ⓘ
North American Station ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
Seven Years' War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1726-03-08 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1799-08-05 ⓘ
era 18th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup British ⓘ
familyName Howe ⓘ
givenName Richard ⓘ
honorificPrefix Admiral ⓘ
Lord ⓘ
knownFor naval reforms and administration ⓘ
tactical skill in fleet actions ⓘ
victory at the Glorious First of June ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOf House of Lords ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Navy ⓘ
militaryRank Admiral of the Fleet ⓘ
monarchServed George II of Great Britain ⓘ
George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ
nobleTitle Baron Howe ⓘ
Earl Howe ⓘ
Viscount Howe ⓘ
notableWork Relief of Gibraltar (1782) ⓘ
command in the New York and Philadelphia campaigns ⓘ
command of the British fleet at the Glorious First of June ⓘ
occupation naval officer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
placeOfBirth London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
placeOfDeath London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
positionHeld First Lord of the Admiralty ⓘ
Treasurer of the Navy ⓘ
residence London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe ⓘ
linked to: Lord George Howe

William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe ⓘ
spouse Mary Hartopp ⓘ

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British Channel Fleet → notableCommander → Admiral Lord Howe ⓘ
Sir William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe → sibling → Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe ⓘ
linked to: Admiral Lord Howe
New York (early in war) → hasKeyFigure → Admiral Richard Howe ⓘ
linked to: Admiral Lord Howe
HMS Howe → namedAfter → Admiral Richard Howe ⓘ
subject linked to: Admiral class
linked to: Admiral Lord Howe
Siege of Dunkirk (1793) → hasCommander → Admiral Richard Howe ⓘ
linked to: Admiral Lord Howe
HMS Barfleur → flagshipOf → Admiral Lord Howe ⓘ
HMS Queen Charlotte (1790) → flagshipOf → Admiral Richard Howe ⓘ
linked to: Admiral Lord Howe