Howe's role in developing those plans and the degree to which he was responsible for British failures that year (despite his personal success at Philadelphia) have both been subjects of contemporary and historic debate.
Хаува улога у смишљању тих планова и степен одговорности за британске неуспехе те године (упркос његовом личном успеху код Филаделфије) су и даље предмет дебата.