What is William Howe?
{{Infobox military person |name=William Howe |born= {{birth date|1729|8|10|df=yes}} |died= {{death date and age|1814|7|12|1729|8|10|df=yes}} |image=WilliamHowe1777ColorMezzotint.jpeg |alt=A painting of William Howe in 1777. |caption=Portrait of William Howe in 1777. |nickname= |placeofbirth= [[Nottinghamshire]], [[England]] |placeofdeath= |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |branch= [[British Army]] |serviceyears= British Army: 1746-1803 |rank=[[General]] |unit= |commands= |battles=[[Seven Years' War]] *[[Battle of Montreal]] *[[Battle of Belle Ile]] [[American Revolutionary War]] *[[Battle of Bunker Hill]] *[[Battle of Long Island]] *[[Battle of Brandywine]] *[[Paoli Massacre]] *[[Battle of Germantown]] |awards=Order of the Bath |relations=General George Howe, Admiral Richard Howe |laterwork= |signature=}} '''General William Howe''', '''William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe''' (1729-1814) was a British fighter. He fought in the [[Seven Years' War]], [[American Revolutionary War]] and British action in the [[French Revolution]].<ref name=VF>{{cite web|url=https://www.valleyforge.org/revolution/the-people/general-howe/|publisher=Valley Forge|accessdate=June 30, 2021|title=General William Howe}}</ref><ref name=BF>{{cite web|title=William Howe|publisher=American Battlefield Trust|url=https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/william-howe|accessdate=June 30, 2021}}</ref><ref name=Brit>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Howe-5th-Viscount-Howe|encyclopedia=Britannica|accessdate=June 30, 2021|title=William Howe}}</ref> ==Early life== Howe was born in [[Nottinghamshire]] in 1729. His parents were Emmanuel and Charlotte Howe. He had three brothers, George, Richard and Thomas Howe's mother Charlotte was related to the royal family. Her mother was [[Sophia von Kielmannsegg]], King George I's half-sister.<ref name=BF /> Emmaneul Howe died when William Howe was five years old. He died while he was governor of [[Barbados]]. His mother Charlotte was [[Lady of the B