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Howe, General William, 5th Viscount Howe (1729–1814)
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William Howe, commander in chief of the British army in North America during the War of Independence, was born on August 10, 1729, the third surviving son of Emanuel Scrope Howe, 2nd Viscount Howe, and his wife Mary Sophia Charlotte, the daughter of Johann Adolph von Kielmansegg. William entered the British army as a cornet of dragoons in 1746. He was quickly promoted to lieutenant, and by the beginning of the Seven Years' War (1756–1763) he was a captain in the 20th Foot. Howe was given the rank of major in the newly formed Royal American Regiment, and became lieutenant colonel of the 58th Foot in 1757.
Title: Howe, General William, 5th Viscount Howe (1729–1814)
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William Howe, commander in chief of the British army in North America during the War of Independence, was born on August 10, 1729, the third surviving son of Emanuel Scrope Howe, 2nd Viscount Howe, and his wife Mary Sophia Charlotte, the daughter of Johann Adolph von Kielmansegg.
William entered the British army as a cornet of dragoons in 1746.
He was quickly promoted to lieutenant, and by the beginning of the Seven Years' War (1756–1763) he was a captain in the 20th Foot.
Howe was given the rank of major in the newly formed Royal American Regiment, and became lieutenant colonel of the 58th Foot in 1757.
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