Burgoyne returns to Quebec on May 6, 1777, bearing a letter from Lord Germain that introduces the plan but lacks some details.

This produces another of the conflicts of command that will plague the British throughout the war.

Lieutenant General Burgoyne technically outranks Major General Carleton, but Carleton is still the governor of Quebec.

Germain's instructions to Burgoyne and Carleton have specifically limited Carleton's role to operations in Quebec.

This slight against Carleton, combined with Carleton's failure to get command of the expedition, will lead to his resignation later in 1777, and to his refusal to supply troops from the Quebec regiments to garrison the forts at Crown Point and Ticonderoga after they are captured.