Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Spithead” in entry howe-richard-earl of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:
...794, he was rewarded with a gold medal, the Order of the Garter, and the commission of admiral of the fleet, which he resigned in 1797.. His last service in the royal navy was persuading mutineers at Spithead to return to duty.
He died in England, Aug. 5, 1799.
In St. Paul's Cathedral a fine monument was erected to the memory of Admiral Howe.
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