Lord William Howe

Lord William Howe was a British commander that wanted to prove that his British army was invincible. He was born on was born August 10, 1729. His grandmother had been the mistress of King George I. As a result, Howe and his 3 brothers were the uncles of King George III. On January 4, 1756, Howe was appointed major of the newly formed 60th Regiment, and traveled with the unit to North America for operations against the French.

On March 1776, British army decides to attack New York City. After several nights Lord Howe took over New York City on September 15, 1776 with 30,000 British and German soldiers. They almost entirely crushed the poorly trained Continental Army. Washington decided to get revenge and attacked a group of German soldiers that belonged with the British army at midnight on December 26, 1776. They were in a garrison stationed near a place called Trenton. As a result, Howe pulled back many of his outposts.

Howe defeated Washington at the Battle of Brandywine on September 11. Outnumbering the Americans, Howe captured the city(New York City) without a fight eleven days later. In the fall of 1777, Lord Howe won over Washington and got Philadelphia. Later on June 1778, they evacuate Philadelphia into New York City. On the way to New York City they fought with George Washington's army on Monmouth. British are attacked by the Continental Army, so they turn their attention to the south colonies.