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William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe

1729 - 1814

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General William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe (10 August 1729 – 12 July 1814), 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. Howe joined the army in 1746 and saw extensive service in the War of the Austrian Succession and Seven Years' War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe is the 992nd most popular military personnel (up from 1,075th in 2019), the 1,994th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,828th in 2019) and the 40th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe ranks 992 out of 2,058. Before him are Lala Şahin Pasha, Pavel Rybalko, Duke Alexander of Württemberg, Heinrich Bär, Georgios Karaiskakis, and Huijong of Goryeo. After him are Qin Liangyu, Takasugi Shinsaku, Yakov Pavlov, Henry Allingham, Yan Liang, and François Claude Amour, marquis de Bouillé.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1729, William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe ranks 16. Before him are Antonio Soler, Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg, Johann Daniel Titius, Giuseppe Sarti, Johann Reinhold Forster, and Florian Leopold Gassmann. After him are Christian Gottlob Heyne, Thomas Percy, Gaétan Vestris, Michał Kazimierz Ogiński, Anders Chydenius, and Michael von Melas. Among people deceased in 1814, William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe ranks 19. Before him are Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt, Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, Guillaume-Antoine Olivier, Matthew Flinders, Elbridge Gerry, and Aleijadinho. After him are Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto, Georg Joseph Vogler, Louis François Joseph, Prince of Conti, Johan Tobias Sergel, Johann Friedrich Reichardt, and Évariste de Parny.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe ranks 1,994 out of 8,785. Before him are John Muir (1838), Billy Connolly (1942), Algernon Blackwood (1869), David Byrne (1952), Andy Whitfield (1971), and Ouida (1839). After him are Sophie Turner (1996), Dennis Nilsen (1945), Mary Astell (1666), John Fletcher (1579), Henry Allingham (1896), and Roger Hodgson (1950).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe ranks 40. Before him are John French, 1st Earl of Ypres (1852), Paddy Roy Bates (1921), Joseph Boxhall (1884), Woodes Rogers (1679), John Moore (1761), and Bertram Ramsay (1883). After him are Henry Allingham (1896), Andrew Parker Bowles (1939), Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder (1890), Richard Dannatt (1950), James Wolfe (1727), and Robert Blake (1599).

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