william howe was the commander of the british forces in boston.
william howe was the commander of the british forces in boston.
who was the commander of the british forces in boston?
william howe
although fort ticonderoga was not at the time an important military post, its capture had several important results. rebel control of the area meant that overland communications and supply lines between british forces in quebec and those in boston and later new york were severed, so the british military command made an adjustment to their command structure. this break in communication was highlighted by the fact that arnold, on his way north to saint-jean, intercepted a message from carleton to gage, detailing the military troop strengths in quebec. command of british forces in north america, previously under a single commander, was divided into two commands. general carleton was given independent command of forces in quebec and the northern frontier, while general william howe was appointed commander-in-chief of forces along the atlantic coast, an arrangement that had worked well between generals wolfe and amherst in the french and indian war. in this war, however, cooperation between the two forces would prove to be problematic and would play a role in the failure of the saratoga campaign in 1777, as general howe apparently abandoned an agreed-upon northern strategy, leaving general john burgoyne without southern support in that campaign.
capture of fort ticonderoga
british ground forces had defeated iraqi forces during combat engagements at objectives copper, zinc, bronze, and steel. during combat operations at objective zinc the british captured 30 enemy tanks, destroyed 16 ifvs, and captured 1,850 iraqi soldiers. british forces destroyed a communications site and two artillery positions en route to objective bronze. british forces destroyed 12 iraqi tanks, 11 guns, and 20 light armor and thin skin vehicles while clearing objective bronze. the british 4th brigade destroyed an entire tank battle group which included 25 main battle tanks at objective copper south. the 4th brigade also cleared copper south of iraqi soldiers, ifvs, artillery, logistics support vehicles, and captured two division commanders. the british 26 field artillery regiment conducted fire missions against a tank heavy unit at objective brass. this included 48 tanks, apcs, and 25 mtlbs all hidden in fighting positions. a artillery position was also present. the entire enemy position was destroyed and british infantry cleared the trench lines of iraqi soldiers. british forces destroyed another 25 tanks and 20 apcs at position brass 3. while taking objective platinum 2 the british destroyed an iraqi tank company in the process. later in the day the 1st battalion, staffordshire regiment, 7th brigade engaged iraqi forces at objective lead. the 1st battalion, staffordshire regiment destroyed over 40 iraqi tanks and numerous other combat systems. the british forces also captured over 800 iraqi soldiers including the iraqi 52nd armored division commander and killed many more iraqi soldiers. in the process of moving to phase line smash the british forces took artillery and anti tank fire from iraqi forces. the iraqis failed to inflict any casualties on the british forces.
battle of norfolk