Admiral Richard Howe
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 17th and 18th Centuries
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History
- Subcategories: Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers, Ships, Naval History
- Curriculum: British History, 18th Century European History
Article abstract: One of England’s foremost seamen of the Age of Sail, Howe won several noted victories over the French and Spanish but was unsuccessful in negotiating an end to the American rebellion.
Early Life
Richard Howe was born into a landed family. His grandfather, father, and brothers all distinguished—and enriched—themselves in service to the Whig regime of the eighteenth century. Richard’s grandfather, Sir Scrope Howe, was rewarded for his role in the Glorious Revolution by being created an Irish viscount. The Irish title was purely an...
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