William Howe

E26200

British Army general human military officer

William Howe was a British Army general who served as commander-in-chief of British forces during the early years of the American Revolutionary War.

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Label	Occurrences
William Howe canonical	32
Sir William Howe	3

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army general ⓘ human ⓘ military officer ⓘ
affiliation	British Army ⓘ
citizenship	British ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
ethnicGroup	British ⓘ
familyName	Howe ⓘ
fieldOfWork	military leadership ⓘ warfare ⓘ
givenName	William ⓘ
hasRole	commander-in-chief of British forces in North America ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
militaryBranch	British Army ⓘ
militaryRank	general ⓘ
notableFor	commanding British forces in North America ⓘ service as commander-in-chief during the early American Revolutionary War ⓘ
notableRole	led British forces during early stages of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
notableWork	British campaigns in the early years of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
occupation	general ⓘ soldier ⓘ
participantIn	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
positionHeld	Commander-in-Chief, North America ⓘ surface form: Commander-in-Chief, British forces in North America
residence	Great Britain ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Siege of Boston → commander → William Howe ⓘ

Siege of Boston → notableCommanderOnBritishSide → William Howe ⓘ

Boston campaign → opponentCommander → William Howe ⓘ

Battle of Bunker Hill → commander → William Howe ⓘ

Northern theater of the American Revolutionary War → hasNotableCommander → William Howe ⓘ

New York and New Jersey campaign → commander → William Howe ⓘ

Battle of Brandywine → commander → William Howe ⓘ

Battle of Germantown → commander → William Howe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sir William Howe

British occupation of Philadelphia → commander → William Howe ⓘ

British occupation of New York City → commander → William Howe ⓘ

Battle of Chelsea Creek → commander → William Howe ⓘ

Battle of Long Island → commander → William Howe ⓘ

Battle of White Plains → commander → William Howe ⓘ

Battle of White Plains → opposingCommander → William Howe ⓘ

Battle of White Plains → notableCommander → William Howe ⓘ

Battle of Harlem Heights → opposingCommander → William Howe ⓘ

Battle of Fort Washington → commander → William Howe ⓘ

Battle of Fort Washington → attackingCommander → William Howe ⓘ

Battle of the Clouds → commander → William Howe ⓘ

Battle of the Clouds → campaignCommanderBritish → William Howe ⓘ

Howe’s 1777 Philadelphia campaign → hasCommander → William Howe ⓘ

Forage War → combatantCommander → William Howe ⓘ

British Army in North America → notableCommander → William Howe ⓘ

Battle of Cooch’s Bridge → commander → William Howe ⓘ

British expeditionary forces in Massachusetts → commander → William Howe ⓘ

Brandywine Battlefield → notableCommander → William Howe ⓘ

Battle of White Marsh → commander → William Howe ⓘ

Jamaica Pass → associatedWith → William Howe ⓘ

Battle of Brooklyn Heights → commander → William Howe ⓘ

Chatterton Hill → commandersAssociated → William Howe ⓘ

New York campaign of 1776 → commander → William Howe ⓘ

Battle of Pell's Point → commander → William Howe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sir William Howe

Battle of Kips Bay → commander → William Howe ⓘ

British capture of Fort Lee → commander → William Howe ⓘ

North American theater of the American Revolutionary War → hasNotableCommander → William Howe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sir William Howe