Three Letters To Lord Viscount Howe, With Remarks On The Attack At Bunker's Hill: To Which Is Added A Comparative View Of The Conduct Of Lord Cornwallis And General Howe. Mauduit, Israel 1708-1787.

Slim 8vo. [1] 48 pp.[ last page inner margin tape residue] later half calf. Published anonymously. [William Howe (born August 10, 1729—died July 12, 1814, Plymouth, Devonshire, England) was the commander in chief of the British army in North America (1776–78) who, despite several military successes, failed to destroy the Continental Army and stem the American Revolution. Sent in 1775 to reinforce Gen. Thomas Gage in the Siege of Boston, he led the left wing in three costly but finally successful assaults in the Battle of Bunker Hill.]. Sabin 46927. Excellent Copy.