Charles Howard (British Army officer)

For other people named Charles Howard, see Charles Howard (disambiguation).

General Sir Charles Howard KB (c. 1696 – 26 August 1765),^[1] styled The Honourable from birth, was a British soldier and politician.

Background

He was the second son of the 3rd Earl of Carlisle and Lady Anne de Vere Capell, daughter of the 1st Earl of Essex.^[2] Howard was a Groom of the Bedchamber from 1714 to 1727^[3] and Member of Parliament (MP) for Carlisle from 1727 to 1761.^[1]

Military career

He entered the Coldstream Guards in 1716 and became lieutenant-colonel three years later.^[4] In 1725, Howard was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Carlisle and in 1734 colonel and aid-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.^[5] His regiment took part in the War of the Austrian Succession and in 1742, Howard became brigadier-general.^[4] He commanded a brigade in the Battle of Dettingen in 1743 and as result was promoted to major-general a week later.^[4] He fought in the Battle of Fontenoy in 1745,^[2] 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.^[4]

After the war

After the war he was transferred to the 3rd Regiment of Dragoon Guards in 1748^[4] and became then Governor of Fort George, Highland and of Fort Augustus.^[2] In 1749, he was awarded a Knight of the Bath and in 1765, three months before his death, Howard was promoted to the rank of general.^[2] He died at Bath, Somerset, unmarried and childless.^[3]

References

Parliament of Great Britain
Preceded by James Bateman Henry Aglionby	Member of Parliament for Carlisle 1727 – 1761 With: John Hylton 1727–1741 John Stanwix 1741–1742, 1746–1761 John Hylton 1742–1746	Succeeded by Raby Vane Henry Curwen
Military offices
Preceded by ?	Colonel of the 19th Regiment of Foot 1738–1748	Succeeded by Lord George Beauclerk
Preceded by George Wade[6]	Colonel of the 3rd Regiment of Dragoon Guards 1748–1765	Succeeded by Lord Robert Manners

1. ^ ^{a b} "Leigh Rayment - British House of Commons, Carlisle". http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Ccommons2.htm. Retrieved 2 April 2009. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} "ThePeerage - General Hon. Sir Charles Howard". http://www.thepeerage.com/p1299.htm#i12986. Retrieved 6 December 2006. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d}  "Howard, Charles (d.1765)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 
4. ^ ^{a b c d e} Cannon, Richard (1838). Historical Record of The Third, or Prince of Wales' Regiment of Dragoon Guards. London: William Clowes and Sons. pp. 120–121. 
5. ^ "The Green Howards, Official Website - History". http://www.greenhowards.org.uk/reghistory.php?PHPSESSID=595ff86046c6c54c22b2746da65003c7. Retrieved 2 April 2009. 
6. ^ http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/8728/pages/1

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