William Howe: The Most Famous British General In The Revolutionary War

William Howe is one of the most famous British general in the Revolutionary War. To start off, William Howe was born on August 10, 1729. He was the youngest out of three sons. He was born to Emanuel and Charlotte Howe. His father was a general in the King's army and was the illegitimate uncle to King George lll. When he turned 17 years old, he joined the military and followed his two older brothers in September of 1746. When the French and Indian War came around, he volunteered to fight. He won most of his battles and became popular among his army friends.

He led the British in the battle of Bunker Hill. He led them down the hill about 3 times for retreat. But finally when the colonists ran out of ammo, they charged up the hill

and won the battle. He later led his troop to New York to fight the Americans. He and his brother tried making peace with them, but when the Americans said that they wanted to be independent, so they had no choice but to fight. They overwhelmed the colonists by their massive army so they retreated. William Howe had another huge victory at the Battle of Fort Washington in November. He captured the fort, 3,000 American soldiers, 146 cannons, 2,800 muskets, and a large amounts of ammunition.

In 1777, Burgoyne told Howe that they should plan a defeat for the Americans. Burgoyne's army marched on to fight the Americans, but Howe had a different plan. He wanted to capture Philadelphia so he did. Burgoyne waited for back-up in the battle, but they never showed up. So, Burgoyne had to surrender at the Battle of Saratoga to the colonists. On October 22, Howe requested to be relieved . Howe was told that the resignation was accepted on April 14, 1778. So they had a extravagant festival in his honor in May 18 and turned his command to Clinton and departed. So that's the story of General William Howe.