Robert Howe (General)
Robert Howe (* 1732 in Brunswick County , Province of North Carolina , † December 14, 1786 ibid) was a general in the Continental Army of North Carolina during the American Revolutionary War . The descendant of a distinguished North Carolina family was one of five generals and the only major general in the North Carolina Continental Army. He was also a member of the North Carolina colonial and state assemblies.
Howe served in the colonial militia during the Seven Years' War in North America , commanding Fort Johnston, a fort at the mouth of the Cape Fear River . He also served as a colonel in the artillery of British Governor William Tryon during the Regulators' uprising . He then became active in North Carolina state politics. Howe suffered from the fact that Tryon, with whom he was friends, gave up his governor post in North Carolina in 1771 in favor of the same office in New York, and fought his successor Josiah Martin vigorously. At the beginning of the American Revolutionary War, he was promoted to brigadier general. Howe became commander of the southern department on September 9, 1776 . He commanded the forces of the Continental Army and the Patriot Militia in the defeat in the First Battle of Savannah .
literature
- Spencer Tucker: Howe, Robert (ca. 1732–1786) . In: US Leadership in Wartime. Clashes, Controversy, and Compromise . ABC-CLIO, 2009, ISBN 978-1-59884-172-5 , pp. 52-53 ( books.google.de ).
Web links
- Richard Carney: Robert Howe (1732-1786). on northcarolinahistory.org
- The American Revolution in South Carolina - Major General Robert Howe. on carolana.com
- Robert Howe orderly book. on quod.lib.umich.edu
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| SURNAME | Howe, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Major General in North Carolina during the American Revolutionary War |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1732 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brunswick County , North Carolina |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 14, 1786 |
| Place of death | Brunswick County , North Carolina |