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<p> An American general, born at Maldon, Essex, in England; served as an English officer in [[America]] till the peace of 1763, and then retired to Virginia; in the War of Independence he fought on the side of America, and, as commander of the northern army, defeated the English at Saratoga in 1777; so great was his popularity in consequence of this victory that ill-advised efforts were made to place him over Washington, but in 1780 he suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the British at Camden, and was court-martialled; acquitted in 1782, he again retired to Virginia, and subsequently in 1800 removed to New York, having first emancipated and provided for his slaves (1728-1806). </p> | Horatio Gates <ref name="term_73679" /> | ||
==References == | <p> An American general, born at Maldon, Essex, in England; served as an English officer in [[America]] till the peace of 1763, and then retired to Virginia; in the War of [[Independence]] he fought on the side of America, and, as commander of the northern army, defeated the English at Saratoga in 1777; so great was his popularity in consequence of this victory that ill-advised efforts were made to place him over Washington, but in 1780 he suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the British at Camden, and was court-martialled; acquitted in 1782, he again retired to Virginia, and subsequently in 1800 removed to New York, having first emancipated and provided for his slaves (1728-1806). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_73679"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/gates,+horatio Horatio Gates from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_73679"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/gates,+horatio Horatio Gates from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:24, 15 October 2021
Horatio Gates [1]
An American general, born at Maldon, Essex, in England; served as an English officer in America till the peace of 1763, and then retired to Virginia; in the War of Independence he fought on the side of America, and, as commander of the northern army, defeated the English at Saratoga in 1777; so great was his popularity in consequence of this victory that ill-advised efforts were made to place him over Washington, but in 1780 he suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the British at Camden, and was court-martialled; acquitted in 1782, he again retired to Virginia, and subsequently in 1800 removed to New York, having first emancipated and provided for his slaves (1728-1806).
