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GATES, HORATIO (1728–1806), American general, was born at Maldon in Essex, England, in 1728. He entered the English army at an early age, and was rapidly promoted. He accompanied General Braddock in his disastrous expedition against Fort Duquesne in 1755, and was severely wounded in the battle of July 9; .and he saw other active service in the Seven Years' War.
21 de mai. de 2024 · Horatio Gates was born on July 26, 1727 in Maldon, England. His family’s connections allowed him to secure a military commission. Gates first same to North America while serving in the British military in the French and Indian War. After the war ended, he returned to England. In 1772, he and his wife, Elizabeth Phillips, came to America ...
Horatio Gates (1726-1806) was an American general during the Revolutionary War. He is usually credited with the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga and the later disastrous defeat at the Battle of Camden. Horatio Gates was born to a couple in the service of Peregrine Osborne, 2nd Duke of Leeds, at Maldon, England in 1727.
24 de nov. de 2016 · Horatio Gates Spafford, nascido em Nova Iorque ( 2010/ 1828 a 16/10 / 1888 ) foi um advogado americano, conhecido pela autoria do hino cristão It Is Well with My Soul , (Sou Feliz Com Jesus) após uma tragédia em que quatro de suas filhas morreram em um acidente de navio, além de fundar a Colônia Americana, atualmente um bairro de Jerusalém.
General Horatio Gates and his American soldiers had built formidable defenses on Bemis Heights, just south of Saratoga overlooking the Hudson. The two armies engaged in combat at Freeman’s Farm on September 19. While the British held off the Americans, their losses were great.
Placed in charge of the Southern army in 1780 after the fall of Charleston, he led it from N.C. to a disastrous loss at the Battle of Camden (S.C.). Gates fled the battlefield and rode to Hillsborough by way of Charlotte in three days. Branded a coward, he was replaced by Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene in December 1780.
16 de fev. de 2012 · Horatio Gates died in New York City in 1806. His legacy would always be tainted by his actions towards General Washington and his retreat from Camden. Horatio Gates was one of the only generals in the Continental Army that had British Army experience. By the end of the war he would have a bad reputation.
