Editing George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe (section)

==Seven Years War==
[[File:George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe memorial, Westminster Abbey.jpg|thumb|Howe's memorial in Westminster Abbey]]
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On 2 February 1757, Howe was appointed colonel, 3rd Battalion of the 60th Foot (the Royal Americans, later the [[King's Royal Rifle Corps]]), but transferred to command the [[55th Regiment of Foot]] on 28 September 1757 while at [[City of Halifax|Halifax]]. In December he was promoted to Brigadier General.

In 1758 he and the regiment were part of General [[James Abercrombie (British Army general)|James Abercrombie]]'s failed attack, the [[Battle of Carillon]] at [[Fort Ticonderoga]]. England's Prime Minister [[William Pitt the Elder|William Pitt]] had wanted Howe in command of this expedition rather than Abercrombie, but Abercrombie had more political contacts and seniority, so Howe was made second-in-command.<ref>Parkman, Francis: "Montcalm and Wolfe".</ref> On 6 July Abercrombie's force marched north from the shore of [[Lake George (lake), New York|Lake George]] in four columns. Howe led one of these columns, with the 55th regiment accompanied by a unit of [[Connecticut Colony|Connecticut]] militia, with Major [[Israel Putnam]] as a scout and guide. They made contact with a French detachment that had been separated from the main force and a sharp skirmish ensued. They fought well, taking 148 prisoners, and causing an estimated 300 enemy casualties with limited losses to their own number. But one of those casualties was General Howe, who died in Putnam's arms.