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Did he win the battle? Generals usually aren't celebrated just for surviving, at least not in the USA. It's not difficult to survive as a general.
A quick check of wiki suggests that the Scheldt was taken, but at unnecessary cost, at least in part because Simonds thought a much smaller force than was needed was capable of taking the region. Allied brass quarreling over objectives seems to have been a contributing factor as well.
Ah, a tale as old as Armies.