Question: Who was the commander of the british forces in boston?
Disambiguated questions and answers: question: Who was the commander of the British forces in Boston at the beginning of the American Revolution?
Who was the Commander-in-Chief of British land forces in America in October 1775?
answer: General Thomas Gage
William Howe
Natural Questions answer: William Howe (from the Wikipedia article "William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe")