Robert Howe (Continental Army officer)
Robert Howe was a Continental Army general from the Province of North Carolina during the American Revolutionary War. The descendant of a prominent family in North Carolina, Howe was one of five generals, and the only major general, in the Continental Army from that state. He also played a role in the colonial and state governments of North Carolina, serving in the legislative bodies of both.
Major General Robert Howe
Dunmore, Howe's adversary at Norfolk, as painted by Joshua Reynolds in 1765
Christopher Gadsden, with whom Howe dueled in 1778, depicted in a prewar painting by Jeremiah Theus
The execution of John André after Howe and other senior officers found him guilty of espionage
The Capture of Savannah, sometimes the First Battle of Savannah, or the Battle of Brewton Hill, was an American Revolutionary War battle fought on December 29, 1778 pitting local American Patriot militia and Continental Army units, holding the city, against a British invasion force, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell. The British capture of the city led to an extended occupation and was the opening move in the British southern strategy to regain control of the rebellious Southern provinces by appealing to the relatively strong Loyalist sentiment there.
Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell (portrait by George Romney, c. 1792)
Taking of Savannah in December 1778 by Rene Phelipeau. Oriented with north to the bottom. From the Library of Congress
Royal Governor James Wright, portrait by Andrea Soldi