Atlas of Battles

commander, 9 engagements

Battles of Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe

Battles of Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe

Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet, 1726 to 1799

Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe is recorded as a commander at 9 placed engagements in the atlas between 1758 and 1794: 4 battles, 1 siege, 3 naval actions and 1 campaign across 3 present-day countries, most in France (3), United States (3), Spain (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 22,157 km apart end to end, 2,770 km between engagements on average. Most belong to American Revolutionary War (4), Seven Years' War (3), French Revolutionary Wars (2).

Raid on St MaloSiege of Fort MifflinBattle of Cape SpartelAtlantic campaign of May 1794Raid on CherbourgBattle of Saint CastNew York and New Jersey CampaignLanding at Kip's BayGlorious First of JuneRaid on CherbourgBattle of Saint CastNew York and New Jersey CampaignLanding at Kip's BayGlorious First of JuneChicagoKinshasaMiamiMadridAtlantaHoustonMonterreyBerlinAthensCasablanca5000 km24.821N, 38.419W
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1758: 3 engagements3 in 17581776: 2 engagements1777: 1 engagements1782: 1 engagements1794: 2 engagements17581794
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Raid on St Malo, 1758Raid on Cherbourg, 1758Battle of Saint Cast, 1758New York and New Jersey Campaign, 1776Landing at Kip's Bay, 1776Siege of Fort Mifflin, 1777Battle of Cape Spartel, 1782Atlantic campaign of May 1794, 1794Glorious First of June, 179417581794
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
5 June 1758Raid on St MaloSaint-Malo, FranceBritish victory
7 August 1758Raid on CherbourgCherbourg-Octeville, France114 km NBritish victory
11 September 1758Battle of Saint CastSaint-Cast-le-Guildo, France122 km SFrench victory
1776New York and New Jersey CampaignNew York, United States5,456 km WNew York: British victory; British control of New York City...
15 September 1776Landing at Kip's BayKips Bay, New York, United States266 km SBritish victory
26 September 1777Siege of Fort MifflinFort Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States142 km SWBritish victory
20 October 1782Battle of Cape SpartelCape Spartel, Spain5,941 km EInconclusive
1794Atlantic campaign of May 1794Atlantic Ocean4,707 km SWSee Aftermath
1 June 1794Glorious First of JuneOuessant5,409 km NSee Aftermath

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, John Singleton Copley, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.