Howe William Viscount 1729-1814 Brother Of George Augustus

Viscount Howe (q.v.), and Admiral Lord Howe. Commanded light infantry

under Wolfe at Quebec, 1759. Succeeded Gage as commander-in-chief in

America, 1775. Commanded forces at Bunker Hill. Defeated Washington at

White Plains, 1776, and at Brandywine, 1777. Recalled, 1778. Became

governor of Berwick, and later of Plymouth. =Index=: (Sir Frederick Haldimand era) Replaces Gage

as commander-in-chief, 110; his estimate of Loyalists, 268. (Lord Dorchester era) Orders

reinforcements to Quebec, 92; abandons Boston and occupies New York,

160; his weak conduct of campaign, 160; Germain's neglect to inform him

of his plan of campaign, 172. (Wolfe / Montcalm era) Calls for volunteers for first

landing at Wolfe's Cove, 176; captures posts at Samos and Sillery, 183.