Richard Howe

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Richard Howe was a British admiral and commander during the American Revolutionary War, noted for leading major naval operations against the American colonies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British peer
Royal Navy admiral
human
activity military leadership
naval warfare
awardReceived Order of the Garter NERFINISHED
burialPlace St Paul’s Cathedral NERFINISHED
conflict American Revolutionary War
French Revolutionary Wars
Seven Years' War
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1726-03-08
dateOfDeath 1799-08-05
ethnicGroup English
familyName Howe NERFINISHED
givenName Richard
honorificPrefix Lord
The Right Honourable
languageSpoken English
memberOf House of Lords
militaryBranch Royal Navy
militaryRank Admiral
Admiral of the Fleet
nobleTitle 1st Earl Howe NERFINISHED
Baron Howe NERFINISHED
Viscount Howe NERFINISHED
notableAchievement Commanded British fleet at the Glorious First of June, 1794
Led relief of Gibraltar during the Great Siege
Served as British naval commander-in-chief in North American waters
notableWork Battle of the Glorious First of June NERFINISHED
New York and New Jersey campaign (naval operations) NERFINISHED
Relief of Gibraltar (1782) NERFINISHED
occupation naval officer
politician
partOf Howe family NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth London, England
surface form: London
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
positionHeld Admiral of the Fleet NERFINISHED
Commander-in-Chief, North American Station NERFINISHED
First Lord of the Admiralty NERFINISHED
residence London, England
surface form: London
sexOrGender male
sibling George Howe NERFINISHED
William Howe NERFINISHED

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