Lord William Howe

William Howe fought many battels, he served under James Wolfe at Quebec, and succeeded Thomas Gage as commander in chief in America. Working with his brother Richad Howe, he succefull assults in Long Island, White Plains, and Forts Washington and Lee. Even in victory, he was subject of criticism. Because he failed to intercept the amercan troops moving across the east river from Long Island to Manhattan in August 1776, and is regarded by many as the missed opportunity to early end the war.

In 1777 Howe defeated Washington at Brandywine and escaped a trap at German Town before movig into Philadelphia for winter.
Howe was hardly criticized for enjoying the pleasures of Philadelphia, rather than keeping on with te hostilities.

Howe was not an incompetent military leader, but just he preffered to fight with the old european approach. War in his view was an enterprise conducted by gentelmen who should not be expected to bestir themselves during inclement weather.

Howe decision to move to philadelphia, rather than to join general Burgoyne in 1777, is considered to be the decesive decision of the war. And he was removed from his command in 1778, in favor of Sir Henry Clinton.