Who was the British commander whose arrogance cost them a number of soldiers early in the conflict? Revolutionary war

On December 3, 1776, General William Howe, the Commander in Chief of British forces in America, recorded that his command held no less than 4,430 American troops as prisoners of war resulting from the New York and New Jersey campaigns of that year. [xxxiv] They were faced with the problem of providing food, clothing and shelter for over 4,000 captives during the winter of 1776-77.

Explanation:

The German population felt cheated because the Treaty of Versailles blamed the war solely on Germany but it was Austria who started it. The Great Depression also hit Germany hard. Hitler got them excited and hyped them up for a new and greater Germany that they were willing to accept.