George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe
Military Commander
1725 – 1758
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Who was George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe?
George Augustus Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe was a career officer and a Brigadier General in the British Army. He was described by James Wolfe as "the best officer in the British Army". He was killed in the French and Indian War in a skirmish the day before the Battle of Carillon, an ultimately disastrous attempt by the British to capture French-controlled Fort Carillon.
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- Born
- 1725
- Parents
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Died
- Jul 6, 1758
Fort Ticonderoga
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on July 23, 2013
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