| 词条 | Charles Howard (British Army officer) |
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General Sir Charles Howard KB (c. 1696 – 26 August 1765),[1] styled The Honourable from birth, was a British soldier and politician. BackgroundHe was the second son of the 3rd Earl of Carlisle and Lady Anne de Vere Capell, daughter of the 1st Earl of Essex.[1] Howard was a Groom of the Bedchamber from 1714 to 1727[3] and Member of Parliament (MP) for Carlisle from 1727 to 1761.[2] Military careerHe entered the Coldstream Guards in 1716 and became lieutenant-colonel three years later.[5] In 1725, Howard was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Carlisle and in 1734 colonel and aide-de-camp to King George II of Great Britain.[3] In 1738, he received the command of the 19th Regiment of Foot, which under him became known as The Green Howards.[4] His regiment took part in the War of the Austrian Succession and in 1742, Howard became brigadier-general.[5] He commanded a brigade in the Battle of Dettingen in 1743 and as result was promoted to major-general a week later.[5] He fought in the Battle of Fontenoy in 1745,[1] and commanded the British Infantry in the Battle of Rocoux in 1746.[3] He was made lieutenant-general in the days after the Battle of Val in 1747.[5] After the warAfter the war Howard was transferred to the 3rd Regiment of Dragoon Guards in 1748[5][6] and in 1749, awarded a Knight of the Bath. He was appointed Governor of Fort George and Fort Augustus (Governor of Inverness) for life in 1752[1] and in 1765, three months before his death, promoted to the rank of general.[1] He died at Bath, Somerset and is buried in the mausoleum at Castle Howard.[3] Unmarried, his will mentions two illegitimate children:
References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web | url = http://www.thepeerage.com/p1299.htm#i12986 | title = ThePeerage – General Hon. Sir Charles Howard | accessdate = 6 December 2006}} {{s-start}}{{s-par|gb}}{{s-bef| before = James Bateman | before2=Henry Aglionby }}{{s-ttl| title = Member of Parliament for Carlisle2. ^1 {{cite web | url = http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Ccommons2.htm | title = Leigh Rayment – British House of Commons, Carlisle | accessdate = 2 April 2009 }} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite DNB|wstitle=Howard, Charles (d.1765)|volume=28}} 4. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.greenhowards.org.uk/reghistory.php?PHPSESSID=595ff86046c6c54c22b2746da65003c7 | title = The Green Howards, Official Website – History | accessdate = 2 April 2009 | deadurl = yes | archiveurl = https://archive.is/20120802170922/http://www.greenhowards.org.uk/reghistory.php?PHPSESSID=595ff86046c6c54c22b2746da65003c7 | archivedate = 2 August 2012 | df = }} 5. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite book | last = Cannon | first = Richard | authorlink = Richard Cannon | title = Historical Record of The Third, or Prince of Wales' Regiment of Dragoon Guards | publisher = William Clowes and Sons | location = London | year = 1838 | pages = 120–121 }} 6. ^{{London Gazette|issue=8728|page=1|date=15–19 March 1747 (Old Style)}} | with = John Hylton 1727–1741 | with2 = John Stanwix 1741–1742, 1746–1761 | with3 = John Hylton 1742–1746 | years = 1727–1761 }}{{s-aft| after = Raby Vane | after2=Henry Curwen }}{{s-mil}}{{s-bef| before = Richard Sutton }}{{s-ttl| title = Colonel of the 19th Regiment of Foot | years = 1738–1748 }}{{s-aft| after = Lord George Beauclerk }}{{s-bef| before = George Wade }}{{s-ttl| title = Colonel of the 3rd Regiment of Dragoon Guards | years = 1748–1765 }}{{s-aft| after = Lord Robert Manners }}{{s-bef| before = John Folliot}}{{s-ttl| title = Governor of Carlisle | years = 1749–1752}}{{s-aft| after = John Stanwix}}{{s-bef| before = Henry Hawley}}{{s-ttl| title = Governor of Inverness | years = 1752–1765}}{{s-aft| after = Studholme Hodgson}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Howard, Charles}} 15 : 1690s births|1765 deaths|British Army generals|British Army personnel of the War of the Austrian Succession|British MPs 1727–34|British MPs 1734–41|British MPs 1741–47|British MPs 1747–54|British MPs 1754–61|Green Howards officers|Howard family (English aristocracy)|Knights Companion of the Order of the Bath|Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies|Younger sons of earls|3rd Dragoon Guards officers |
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