... side of the colonies. These factors combined to place Germain squarely in opposition to the conciliatory approach favored by Lord North and the Howe brothers. Germain considered a lenient approach misguided, even inhumane, as it would prolong the war. Those opposed to Germain associated him with a ... take measures more conciliatory with the colonists, and so did not prosecute the war as Germain intended. In August 1776, the Howe brothers lost their best opportunity to defeat Washington due to their negotiations and offers of amnesty. Coming down from Canada, Guy Carleton employed simila...

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