Horatio Gates
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- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: American Revolution, Revolutionary War, Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers, Wars, Battles, Empires, Dynasties, British Empire, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots
- Curriculum: British History, 18th Century European History
Article abstract: Military significance: Gates presided over the first strategic victory over the British at Saratoga in 1777. Three years later, he was responsible for one of the worst defeats ever suffered by American forces at Camden.
Horatio Gates purchased his commission in 1749, and in July, 1755, during the French and Indian War (1754-1783), he accompanied General Edward Braddock’s ill-fated expedition against Fort Duquesne. He was severely wounded at Monongahela in 1755 and saved from capture by Colonel George Washington, whom he subsequently...
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