Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806
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Gates, Horatio, 1723-1806.
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American revolutionary general.
Revolutionary general. Born in England, Gates settled in Virginia in 1772 after a career in the British army that included service in the French and Indian War. He was commissioned adjutant-general of the Continental Army in 1775, and was in command at the pivotal victory of Saratoga. After Saratoga he served as president of the Board of War, returning to the field in April 1778.
Revolutionary general. Born in England, Gates settled in Virginia in 1772 after a career in the British Army that included service in the French and Indian War. He was commissioned adjutant-general of the Continental Army in 1775. In August 1777 he was placed in supreme command of the northern division, and on October 17 received Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga, a crucial victory for the Americans.
Revolutionary army officer.
Army officer.
Retired British soldier who served as an American general during the Revolutionary War.
Horatio Gates (1728-1806) was a general in the American Revolutionary War. He commanded the American forces at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777 and in 1780 was placed in chief command of the army in the South. During the French and Indian War, he served as an officer in the British army.
American general in the Revolutionary War.
Revolutionary general. Born in England, Gates was an officer in the British army in North America from 1749 to 1762. He retired in 1765 and settled in Virginia in 1772. In 1775 he was commissioned adjutant-general of the Continental Army, and was in command at the pivotal victory at Saratoga.
Revolutionary general.
Revolutionary general. Born in England, Gates settled in Virginia in 1772 after a career in the British army that included service in the French and Indian War. He was commissioned adjutant-general of the Continental Army in 1775, and one of his first assignments was to organize the various American units besieging British positions in Boston.
General in command of the American forces.
Revolutionary general. Born in England, Gates settled in Virginia in 1772 after a career in the British army that included service in the French and Indian War. He was commissioned a brigadier general in the Continental Army in 1775, and was in command at the pivotal victory at Saratoga. In 1780, after a disastrous defeat at Camden, Congress relieved him of his command and ordered an inquiry into his conduct. The army delayed the inquiry, and Gates insistently requested it. Congress finally rescinded the order on 5 August 1782, and Gates returned to the army, retiring again in 1783.
British colonial soldier, later American general.
American Revolutionary War general.
Horatio Gates (1728-1806) was a general in the American Revolutionary War.
He commanded the American forces at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777 and in 1780 was placed in chief command of the army in the South. During the French and Indian War, he served as an officer in the British army.
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Burgoyne's Invasion, 1777
Finance, Personal
Fortification
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Iroquois Indians
Saratoga Campaign, N.Y., 1777
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