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Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe

1726 - 1799

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Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe (8 March 1726 – 5 August 1799) was a Royal Navy officer and politician. After serving in the War of the Austrian Succession, he gained a reputation for his role in amphibious operations against the French coast as part of Britain's policy of naval descents during the Seven Years' War. He also took part, as a naval captain, in the decisive British naval victory at the Battle of Quiberon Bay in November 1759. In North America, Howe is best known for his service during the American War of Independence, when he acted as a naval commander and a peace commissioner with the American rebels; he also conducted a successful relief during the Great Siege of Gibraltar in the later stages of the War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe is the 1,773rd most popular military personnel (up from 1,822nd in 2019), the 3,793rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,746th in 2019) and the 95th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe ranks 1,773 out of 2,058. Before him are Gennady Zhidko, Lionel Dunsterville, James Van Fleet, George Pickett, Chi Haotian, and Mikhail Devyataev. After him are Maria Wittek, Smedley Butler, Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, Volodymyr Pravyk, Mickey Marcus, and Paul von Plehwe.

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Among people born in 1726, Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe ranks 21. Before him are Princess Wilhelmina of Hesse-Kassel, Charles Burney, Katsukawa Shunshō, Eggert Ólafsson, Jovan Rajić, and Vasily Chichagov. After him are Thomas Pennant, Alexander Kokorinov, Benjamin Harrison V, George Wythe, and Oliver Wolcott. Among people deceased in 1799, Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe ranks 36. Before him are Giuseppe Parini, Johann Julius Walbaum, Louis Claude Cadet de Gassicourt, William Withering, Francesco Mario Pagano, and Alexander Bezborodko. After him are Vasily Bazhenov, and William Paca.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe ranks 3,794 out of 8,785. Before him are John Hartley (1849), Seán Lester (1888), William Frederick Denning (1848), Ashley Williams (1984), Willie Waddell (1921), and Taylor Caldwell (1900). After him are Andrew Davis (1944), Marie Spartali Stillman (1844), Richard O'Brien (1942), Trevor Bolder (1950), Jack Sheppard (1702), and Roger Ascham (1515).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe ranks 95. Before him are John Benbow (1653), Roy Urquhart (1901), Tom Phillips (1888), James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797), Harry Patch (1898), and Dudley Pound (1877). After him are Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (1591), Lawrence Oates (1880), Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth (1757), Andy Green (1962), John Byng (1704), and Eddie Chapman (1914).

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