Person:Richard Howe (5)

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Richard Howe
b.8 Mar 1726 London, England
d.5 Aug 1799 London, England
m. 8 Apr 1719
  1. Brig. General George Augustus HoweAbt 1725 - 1758
  2. Richard Howe1726 - 1799
  3. William Howe1729 - 1814
  • HRichard Howe1726 - 1799
  • W.  Mary Hartop (add)
m. 10 Mar 1758
  1. Sophia Charlotte Curzon1762 - 1835
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Name Richard Howe
Alt Name Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe
Gender Male
Birth[1] 8 Mar 1726 London, England
Marriage 10 Mar 1758 to Mary Hartop (add)
Death[1] 5 Aug 1799 London, England
Reference Number? Q332616?


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Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, (8 March 1726 – 5 August 1799) was a British naval officer. After serving throughout 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 Revolutionary War, 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.

Howe later commanded the victorious British fleet during the Glorious First of June in June 1794 during the French Revolutionary Wars.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.