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George Howard (British Army officer)

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in July 1747. He succeeded his father as colonel of the 3rd Regiment of Foot in August 1749. He went on to take part in the
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and was accused of treating the defeated highlanders unduly harshly. He then returned to the continent and fought at the
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Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for constituencies in Cornwall
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On 16 February 1747–8, Howard married Lady Lucy Wentworth (sister of
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The British Field Marshals, 1736–1997: A Biographical Dictionary
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on 2 April 1744, he commanded the 3rd Regiment of Foot at the
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in February 1768 and was elected as Member of Parliament for
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Howard commanded the 3rd Regiment of Foot again, under the
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in 1766. After retiring as Governor of Minorca, he became
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on 18 October 1793 and appointed to the honorary post of
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British Army personnel of the American Revolutionary War
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on 24 January 1758, he commanded a brigade, under the
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British Army personnel of the Jacobite rising of 1745
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He went on to command a brigade at the 183:Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath 714: 694: 674: 654: 590: 460: 434: 365:in early 1763, he became colonel of the 570: 544: 528: 498:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 469:where Howard led his brigade to victory 14: 1042: 485: 483: 361:in 1761 and, having been appointed a 456:Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Effingham 448:William Wentworth, Earl of Strafford 279:in his father's regiment (later the 1060:Howard family (English aristocracy) 772:"Howard, George (1720?-1796)"  480: 377:for use as a country home in 1764. 24: 1065:1st King's Dragoon Guards officers 419:on 16 July 1796 and was buried at 407:in April 1779. He was promoted to 246: 25: 1156: 1070:7th Queen's Own Hussars officers 1022:Governor, Royal Hospital Chelsea 778:Dictionary of National Biography 253:Lieutenant General Thomas Howard 119: 99: 963:1st (The King's) Dragoon Guards 728: 708: 704:. 15 October 1793. p. 913. 688: 441:Church of St Giles, Stoke Poges 405:1st (The King's) Dragoon Guards 287:in 1737 and transferred to the 668: 664:. 2 September 1777. p. 2. 648: 626: 604: 584: 564: 301:War of the Austrian Succession 283:) in 1736. He was promoted to 213:War of the Austrian Succession 165:War of the Austrian Succession 13: 1: 580:. 21 January 1758. p. 1. 473: 239:. He subsequently became the 52:Portrait of Sir George Howard 724:. 14 July 1795. p. 747. 522:UK public library membership 369:in August 1763. He acquired 363:Knight Companion of the Bath 7: 790:Parliament of Great Britain 684:. 20 April 1779. p. 2. 600:. 10 March 1761. p. 2. 10: 1161: 744: 263:), Howard was educated at 1028: 1019: 1011: 1006: 996: 987: 979: 973:Sir William Augustus Pitt 969: 959: 949: 939: 931: 921: 911: 903: 898: 884: 853: 841: 827: 807: 795: 788: 430: 318:in April 1746 during the 178: 160: 150: 140: 132: 112: 94: 78: 65: 57: 45: 34: 845:George Bridges Brudenell 755:. 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Index

George Howard (soldier)

Grosvenor Square
Great Bookham
Surrey
Kingdom of Great Britain
British Army
Field Marshal
3rd Regiment of Foot
War of the Austrian Succession
Jacobite Rebellion
Seven Years' War
Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath
Field Marshal
KB
PC
3rd Regiment of Foot
Battle of Fontenoy
War of the Austrian Succession
Battle of Falkirk Muir
Battle of Culloden
Jacobite Rebellion
Battle of Lauffeld
Battle of Warburg
Seven Years' War
Governor of Minorca
Lieutenant General Thomas Howard
William Moreton
Bishop of Meath
Westminster School

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