Although General Howe was fighting for the British, he disagreed with the English government's polices. For example, he opposed the Coercive Acts (otherwise known as the Intolerable Acts) of 1774. He also was sympathetic to the colonists. However, he was not a patriot.
Loyalist
I'm thinking he was a loyalist.
William Howe
The assault was ordered by Gen. Thomas Gage and was carried out by Gen. William Howe.
It was Emmanuel Scrope Howe, 2nd Viscount Howe.
Philadelphia
William Howe was a loyalist. before going to war he admired the colonists but during war he had to fight against them becoming a well known British general.
Loyalist
I'm thinking he was a loyalist.
In 1776, General William Howe defeated George Washington.
General William Howe got married in 1765
Major General William Howe
William Howe
General William Howe died at Twickenham in 1814 after a long illness.
William J. Finan has written: 'Major General Alfred Howe Terry'
False. The British general was William Howe.
Sir William Howe.