Yes he did, because wars couldn't continue in the winter, and they did not expect a suprise attack in the winter, so it would have been theoretically useless for him to keep his troops there, it also raises morale.
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William Howe
George Grenville IMPROVEMENT The British commander in Boston was General Thomas Gage. He was also the British commander in chief in America.
Admiral Richard Howe was a British Admiral who served in the Royal Navy during the Seven Years War, the Revolutionary War, and the French Revolution. General William Howe was a British General who was in command of British forces in North America during the Revolutionary War.
William Howe
Genral Howe was a British General who had commanding control over Philidelphia during 1777 during the rvolutionary war. Later in the year his job as commanding General was taken by another British General known as General Henry Clinton.