William Howe
The assault was ordered by Gen. Thomas Gage and was carried out by Gen. William Howe.
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It was Emmanuel Scrope Howe, 2nd Viscount Howe.
William Howe was a British general during the American revolution. he was the brother of Richard Howe, the admiral during the revolution. general Howe replaced general gage in Boston in 1776. when he was forced out of Boston by Washington's siege guns, he prepared another offensive. in the summer of 1776, he struck hard blows at new york city and Brooklyn, and scattered Washington's army. in 1776, he was tired of the war, so he retired home and was replaced by general Clinton.
In 1776, General William Howe defeated George Washington.
Sir William Howe.
George Washington and Sir William Howe
In 1776, General William Howe defeated George Washington.
The American leader was George Washington, British was William Howe.
General William Howe
General Washington in New York
The British troops under General William Howe (and his brother, Admiral Howe) attacked the Continental Army in New York, winning the Battle of Long Island on August 27, 1776. The Americans were forced to retreat through New York and New Jersey until they reached western Pennsylvania at the beginning of winter.
Howe's goals were to capture George Washington and Pennsylvania. He occupied Philadelphia for a while but he never captured George Washington.
General Washington in New York
· Washington, George · weapons · White Plains, battle of · William Alexander - major general in the American army · William Howe - Commander-in-Chief of British forces in North America · William Wildman Shute Barrington - British Secretary of War
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