Charles Howard (British Army officer)

The Honourable
Sir Charles Howard
KB
The Honourable Sir Charles Howard KB
	Howard in 1738
Governor of Inverness
	In office; 1752–1765
Governor of Carlisle
	In office; 1749–1752
Member of Parliament for Carlisle
	In office; 1727-1761
Personal details
Born	c. 1696
Died	26 August 1765 (aged 68–69); Bath, Somerset, England
Children	2
Parent	Charles Howard (father);
Relatives	Arthur Capell (grandfather)
Military career
Allegiance	Great Britain
Rank	General
Unit	2nd Regiment of Foot Guards; 16th Regiment of Foot; Wynne's Dragoons; 19th Regiment of Foot; 3rd Regiment of Dragoon Guards
Battles / wars	War of the Austrian Succession; Battle of Dettingen; Battle of Fontenoy; Battle of Rocoux

General Sir Charles Howard KB (c. 1696 – 26 August 1765),^[1] was a British Army officer 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]

He was commissioned an ensign in the 2nd Regiment of Foot Guards on 10 April 1715. He was promoted to captain of a company of the 16th Regiment of Foot on 10 June 1717. He briefly transferred to Wynne's Dragoons, and on 21 April 1719, returned to the 2nd Foot Guards as captain of a company and lieutenant-colonel in the Army.^[4] 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.^[5] His regiment took part in the War of the Austrian Succession and in 1742, Howard became brigadier-general.^[6] He commanded a brigade in the Battle of Dettingen in 1743 and as result was promoted to major-general a week later.^[6] 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.^[6]

After the war Howard was transferred to the 3rd Regiment of Dragoon Guards in 1748^[6]^[7] and in 1749, created a Knight of the Bath. He was appointed Governor of Fort George and Fort Augustus (Governor of Inverness) for life in 1752^[2] and in 1765, three months before his death, promoted to the rank of general.^[2]

He died at Bath, Somerset and is buried in the mausoleum at Castle Howard.^[3] Unmarried, his will mentions two illegitimate children:

William Howard, a captain in Major General Brudenel's Regiment.
Eleanor Howard, married John Dalrymple of St. James, Westminster, esquire in 1765.

^ ^a ^b "Leigh Rayment – British House of Commons, Carlisle". Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "ThePeerage – General Hon. Sir Charles Howard". Retrieved 6 December 2006.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Lee, Sidney, ed. (1891). "Howard, Charles (d.1765)" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 28. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
^ Mackinnon, Daniel (1833). Origin and Services of the Coldstream Guards. Vol. II. London: Richard Bentley. pp. 474–475.
^ "The Green Howards, Official Website – History". Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Cannon, Richard (1838). Historical Record of The Third, or Prince of Wales' Regiment of Dragoon Guards. London: William Clowes and Sons. pp. 120–121.
^ "No. 8728". The London Gazette. 15–19 March 1747. p. 1.

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 Richard Sutton	Colonel of the 19th Regiment of Foot 1738–1748	Succeeded by Lord George Beauclerk
Preceded by George Wade	Colonel of the 3rd Regiment of Dragoon Guards 1748–1765	Succeeded by Lord Robert Manners
Preceded by John Folliot	Governor of Carlisle 1749–1752	Succeeded by John Stanwix
Preceded by Henry Hawley	Governor of Inverness 1752–1765	Succeeded by Studholme Hodgson