William Howe Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for William Howe, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

5 records1759–17765 events3 places

Chronological biography

1759

Siege of Quebec12 September 1759

Warfare / Seven Years War · Colonel · Quebec

A path leading to Quebec is discovered, Howe scales it & establishes a foothold

1776

Peace11 September 1776

Warfare / American War of Independence · General · Staten Island

Meets John Adams & Benjamin Franklin at a peace conference at Staten Island. Demands revocation of the Declaration of Independence

Peace Conference11 September 1776

Warfare / American War of Independence · General · Staten Island

Meets John Adams & Benjamin Franklin at a peace conference at Staten Island

Capture of New York15 September 1776

Warfare / American War of Independence · General · New York

The British occupy New York

Alliance William Howe and loyalist army of 1,000 for a trip to Nova Scotia7 17 1776

Warfare / American War of Independence · General

Leads a British force to join a loyalist army of 1,000 for a trip to Nova Scotia

Titles and roles

Colonel · General

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.