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Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe
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Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe
Admiral of the Fleet
Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe
, (8 March 1726 – 5 August 1799) was a
British
naval officer. After serving throughout the
War of the Austrian Succession
, he gained a reputation for his role in
amphibious operations
against the French coast as part of Britain's policy of
naval descents
during the
Seven Years' War
. He also took part, as a naval captain, in the decisive British naval victory at the
Battle of Quiberon Bay
in November 1759.
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