5TH See also:

• VISCOUNT (through O. Fr. viscomte, mod. vicomte, from Low Lat. vice-comes, cf. Portug. visconde, Ital. visconte)

VISCOUNT See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

WILLIAM See also:

• HOWE
• HOWE, EIJAS (1819 — 1867)
• HOWE, JOHN (1630-17o6)
• HOWE, JOSEPH (1804–1873)
• HOWE, JULIA WARD (1819–1910)
• HOWE, RICHARD HOWE, EARL (1726-1799)
• HOWE, SAMUEL GRIDLEY (1801-1876)
• 5TH VISCOUNT WILLIAM HOWE HOWE (1729-1814)

HOWE HOWE (1729-1814)  , See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general, was the younger See also:

• BROTHER

brother of See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George See also:

• AUGUSTUS (a name 1 derived from Lat. augeo, increase, i.e. venerable, majestic, Gr. Ee0avr6s)

Augustus, 3rd See also:

• VISCOUNT (through O. Fr. viscomte, mod. vicomte, from Low Lat. vice-comes, cf. Portug. visconde, Ital. visconte)

viscount, killed in the See also:

• TICONDEROGA

Ticonderoga expedition of 1758, and of See also:

• RICHARD
• RICHARD (d. 1184)
• RICHARD, FRANCOIS MARIE BENJAMIN (18,9-1908)
• RICHARD, HENRY (1812-1888)
• RICHARD, ST

Richard, 4th viscount and afterwards See also:

• EARL

Earl See also:

• HOWE
• HOWE, EIJAS (1819 — 1867)
• HOWE, JOHN (1630-17o6)
• HOWE, JOSEPH (1804–1873)
• HOWE, JULIA WARD (1819–1910)
• HOWE, RICHARD HOWE, EARL (1726-1799)
• HOWE, SAMUEL GRIDLEY (1801-1876)
• HOWE, WILLIAM HOWE, 5TH VISCOUNT (1729-1814)

Howe, the See also:

• ADMIRAL

admiral . He entered the See also:

• CAVALRY (Fr. cavalerie, Ger. Kavallerie or Reiterei, derived ultimately from late Lat. caballus, horse)

cavalry in 1746, becoming See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant a See also:

• YEAR

year later . On the disbanding of his See also:

• REGIMENT (from Late Latin regimentum, rule, regere, to rule, govern, direct)

regiment in 1749 he was made See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

captain-lieutenant and shortly afterwards captain in See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord See also:

• BURY
• BURY, JOHN BAGNELL (1861- )

Bury's (loth) regiment, in which See also:

• WOLFE, CHARLES (1791-1823)
• WOLFE, JAMES (1727-1759)

Wolfe was then a See also:

• FIELD (a word common to many West German languages, cf. Ger. Feld, Dutch veld, possibly cognate with O.E. f olde, the earth, and ultimately with root of the Gr. irAaror, broad)
• FIELD, CYRUS WEST (1819-1892)
• FIELD, DAVID DUDLEY (18o5-1894)
• FIELD, EUGENE (1850-1895)
• FIELD, FREDERICK (18o1—1885)
• FIELD, HENRY MARTYN (1822-1907)
• FIELD, JOHN (1782—1837)
• FIELD, MARSHALL (183 1906)
• FIELD, NATHAN (1587—1633)
• FIELD, STEPHEN JOHNSON (1816-1899)
• FIELD, WILLIAM VENTRIS FIELD, BARON (1813-1907)

field officer . Howe became See also:

• MAJOR
• MAJOR (Lat. for " greater ")
• MAJOR (or MAIR), JOHN (1470-1550)

major in 1756 and lieutenant-See also:

• COLONEL (derived either from Lat. column, Fr. colonne, column, or Lat. corona, a crown)

colonel in 1757 of the 58th (now See also:

• NORTHAMPTON
• NORTHAMPTON, ASSIZE OF
• NORTHAMPTON, EARLS AND MARQUESSES OF

Northampton) regiment, which he commanded at the See also:

• CAPTURE (from Lat. capere, to take; Fr. prise maritime; Ger. Wegnahme)

capture of See also:

• LOUISBURG

Louisburg . In Wolfe's expedition to See also:

• QUEBEC

Quebec he distinguished himself greatly at the See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head of a composite See also:

• LIGHT

light See also:

• BATTALION

battalion . He led the advanced party in the landing at Wolfe's See also:

• COVE

Cove and took See also:

• PART

part in the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of the Plains of See also:

• ABRAHAM, or ABRAM (Hebrew for " father is high ")

Abraham which followed . He commanded his own regiment in the See also:

• DEFENCE
• DEFENCE (Lat. defendere, to defend)

defence of Quebec in 1759-176o, led a See also:

• BRIGADE (Fr. and Ger. brigade, Ital. brigata, Span. brigada; the English use of the word dates from the early 17th century)

brigade in the advance on See also:

• MONTREAL

Montreal and took part on his return to See also:

• EUROPE

Europe in the See also:

• SIEGE (0. Fr. sege, siege, mod. siege, seat, ultimately from sedere, to sit, cf. Class. Lat. obsidium, a siege)

siege of Belleisle (1761) . He was See also:

• ADJUTANT (from Lat. adjutare, to aid)

adjutant-general of the force which besieged and took See also:

• HAVANA (the name is of aboriginal origin; Span. Habana or, more fully, San Cristobal de la Habana)

Havana in 1762, and at the See also:

• CLOSE
• CLOSE (from Lat. clausum, shut)
• CLOSE, MAXWELL HENRY (1822-1903)

close of the See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

war had acquired the reputation of being one of the most brilliant of the junior See also:

• OFFICERS

officers of the See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army . He was made colonel of the 46th See also:

• FOOT

foot in 1764 and lieutenant-See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor of the Isle of See also:

• WIGHT, ISLE OF

Wight four years later.- From 1758 to 1780 he was M.P. for See also:

• NOTTINGHAM
• NOTTINGHAM, CHARLES HOWARD, 1ST EARL OF1 (1536-1624)
• NOTTINGHAM, EARLS OF

Nottingham . In 1772 he became major-general, and in 1774 he was entrusted with the training of light See also:

• INFANTRY

infantry companies on a new See also:

• SYSTEM

system, the training-ground being See also:

• SALISBURY
• SALISBURY, EARLS OF
• SALISBURY, ROBERT ARTHUR TALBOT GASCOYNECECIL, 3RD MARQUESS OF (1830-1903)
• SALISBURY, ROBERT CECIL, 1ST EARL OF (c. 1565-1612)
• SALISBURY, THOMAS DE MONTACUTE, 4TH EARL OF (1388-1428)
• SALISBURY, WILLIAM LONGSWORD (or LONGESPEE), EARL OF (d. 1226)

Salisbury See also:

• PLAIN (O. Fr. plain, from Lat. plenum)

Plain . Shortly after this he was sent out to See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

North See also:

• AMERICA

America . He did not agree with the policy of the See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government towards the colonists, and regretted in particular that he was sent to See also:

• BOSTON
• BOSTON, THOMAS (1676-1732)

Boston, where the memory of his eldest brother was still cherished by the inhabitants, and General See also:

• GAGE
• GAGE, LYMAN JUDSON (1836– )
• GAGE, THOMAS (1721–1787)

Gage, in whom he had no confidence, commanded in See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief .

He was the See also:

• SENIOR, NASSAU WILLIAM (1790-1864)

senior officer after Gage, and led the troops actively engaged in the storming of Bunker See also:

• HILL
• HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
• HILL, A
• HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
• HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
• HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
• HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
• HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
• HILL, JAMES J
• HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
• HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
• HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
• HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
• HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)

Hill, he himself being in the thickest of the fighting . In the same year Howe was made a K.B. and a lieutenant-general, and appointed, with the See also:

• LOCAL

local See also:

• RANK (O.Fr. rant or rent, mod. rang, generally connected with the O.E. and O.H.G. bring, a ring)

rank of general, to the chief command in the seat of war . For the events of his command see See also:

• AMERICAN

AMERICAN WAR OF See also:

• INDEPENDENCE
• INDEPENDENCE, DECLARATION OF
• INDEPENDENCE, WAR OF

INDEPENDENCE . He retained it until May 1778—on the whole with success . The cause of his resignation was his feeling that the See also:

• HOME
• HOME, DANIEL DUNGLAS (1833-1886)
• HOME, EARLS OF

home government had not afforded the proper support, and after his return to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, he and his brother engaged in a heated but fruitless controversy with the ministers . Howe's own defence is embodied in Narrative of See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William Howe before a See also:

• COMMITTEE (from commute, an Anglo-Fr. past participle of commettre, Lat. committere, to entrust; the modern Fr. equivalent comite is derived from the Eng.)

Committee of the See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

House of See also:

• COMMONS

Commons (See also:

• LONDON

London, 1780) . In 1782 Howe was made lieutenant-general of the See also:

• ORDNANCE (a syncopated form of " ordinance " or " ordonnance," so spelt in this sense since the 17th century)

ordnance; in 1790 he was placed in command of the forces organized for See also:

• ACTION

action against See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain, and in 1793 he was made a full general . He held various home commands in the See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early part of the See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French revolutionary war, in particular that of the eastern See also:

• DISTRICT

district at the See also:

• CRITICAL (in alphabetical order of authors)

critical moment when the French established their forces on the Dutch See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast . When Earl Howe died in 1799, Sir William succeeded to the Irish viscounty . He had been made governor of See also:

• BERWICK, JAMES FITZJAMES

Berwick-on-See also:

• TWEED

Tweed in 1795, and in 18o5 he became governor of See also:

• PLYMOUTH
• PLYMOUTH, EARLS OF

Plymouth, where he died on the 12th of See also:

• JULY

July 1814 . With his See also:

• DEATH

death the Irish See also:

• PEERAGE
• PEERAGE (Fr. pairage, med. Lat. paragium; M.E. Pere, 0. Fr. per, peer, later pair; Lat. Paris, " equal ")

peerage became See also:

• EXTINCT

extinct .