5th Viscount Howe

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The 5th Viscount Howe was a British noble title in the Peerage of Great Britain, notably held by General Sir William Howe, a commander of British forces during the early years of the American Revolutionary War.

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5th Viscount Howe canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer ⓘ
member of the British nobility ⓘ
viscount in the Peerage of Great Britain ⓘ
allegiance Great Britain ⓘ
aristocraticTitleOrder 5th holder of the Viscount Howe title ⓘ
conflict American Revolutionary War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
familyName Howe ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
honorificPrefix General ⓘ
Sir ⓘ
language English ⓘ
memberOf House of Lords ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
militaryRole commander of British expeditionary forces ⓘ
militaryService served in North America ⓘ
monarchServed George III ⓘ
nobleFamily Howe family ⓘ
nobleTitle 5th Viscount Howe ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Bunker Hill ⓘ
New York and New Jersey campaign ⓘ
Philadelphia campaign ⓘ
notableFor commanding British forces in the early years of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
occupation politician ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
peerage Peerage of Great Britain ⓘ
positionHeld Commander-in-Chief, British forces in North America ⓘ
rank General ⓘ
sibling George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe ⓘ
linked to: Lord George Howe

Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe ⓘ
theatreOfWar North American theatre of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
titleHeld Viscount Howe ⓘ

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William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe → nobleTitle → 5th Viscount Howe ⓘ
subject linked to: 5th Viscount Howe