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	Horatio Gates
		Congress, in the first flush of gratitude, passed a vote of thanks to Gates and his army, and presented him with a gold medal having on one side a bust of the general, with the words "Horatio Gates duel strenuo", and on the reverse a representation of Burgoyne delivering up his sword.
		Gates freely expended nearly all of her fortune in a lavish hospitality upon her husband's companions in arms, especially those that were in indigent circumstances; and many of the Revolutionary heroes were participants in her bounty, particularly Thaddeus Kosciusko, who, when wounded, lay six months at her house, tenderly nursed by herself and her husband.
		Gates, who survived her husband, left the residue of her fortune ($90,000) to several relatives, whose descendants are still living in New York and Philadelphia.
	www.arthurstclair.com /HORATIOGATES.COM (1447 words)

	American Revolution - Major General Horatio Gates
		Horatio Gates was born of a servant couple in England.
		In 1745, Gates became a lieutenant in a new regiment raised by the Duke.
		Gates chose to stand his ground and fight Cornwallis with a sick army still not recovered from a diet of green corn and molasses from the night before as well as the mosquito-filled swamps.
	www.americanrevolution.com /HoratioGates.htm (3745 words)

	Horatio W. Gates
		Gates was the first woman to receive an embalmer's license in either Kansas or Missouri, and while many women have in recent years taken up the profession she was one of the real pioneers.
		Horatio Gates was married December 24, 1868, to Hulda Sloane, a native of Ohio.
		Gates was the first secretary of the association and in 1899 was elected treasurer, an office she has continuously filled to the present time.
	skyways.lib.ks.us /kansas/genweb/archives/1918ks/biog/gateshw.html (1178 words)

	Horatio Gates Biography - Berkeley County GenWeb
		Horatio GATES was born in Malden, Essex, England, in 1728, in the Castle of the Duke of Leeds; little is known of his parentage except rumors that he was the natural son of Sir Robert Walpole and others that made his father the butler in the employ of the Duke.
		Gates retired to his estate in Virginia and took no part in the operations of the army until June 1780, when after the capture of Gen. Lincoln, he was given command of the southern army.
		Gates used during the revolution to advance the military fortune of her husband by a sumptuous lavishment of hospitality.
	www.rootsweb.com /~wvberkel/gateshorbi.html (620 words)

	Horatio Gates (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Horatio Gates Horatio Gates (1726-1806) was an American general during the Revolutionary War.
		Horatio Gates was born to a couple in the service of Peregrine Osborne, 2nd Duke of Leeds, at Maldon, England in 1727.
		Gates later served in the West Indies and participated in the capture of Martinique.
	horatio-gates.iqnaut.net (1063 words)

	Gates, Horatio - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In 1776, Gates was given a command in the north under the supreme command of Philip J. Schuyler, whom he replaced as commander in the Saratoga campaign (1777).
		At the time Gates was considered a serious rival of General Washington, and the aim of the so-called Conway Cabal was to make Gates commander in chief.
		Gates later freed his slaves and moved to New York, where he spent the rest of his life.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-gates-h1o.html (454 words)

	Horatio Gates - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gates' previous wartime service as adjutant was invaluable to the fledgling army, as he and Charles Lee were the only men with significant experience in the British regular army.
		Gates led his Continental forces and militia south, to their stand-up fight with British general Charles Cornwallis at the Battle of Camden on August 16, where he was overwhelmingly defeated.
		Gates and his wife remained active in New York City's society, and he was elected to a single term in the New York state legislature in 1800.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Horatio_Gates (1037 words)

	William Britain American Revolution Series 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Horatio Gates was not a popular man or a great general.
		Gates was born in England to a servant couple in 1727.
		Gates eventually took command of a 4,100-man army sent to liberate South Carolina, but he was soundly defeated by Lord Charles Cornwallis and 2,200 British troops at Camden on August 16, 1780.
	www.ertltoys.com /brand/britain/2002/arw_major_horatio_gates.shtml (380 words)

	The American Revolution (Camden)
		Gates was routed, Maj. General Baron de Kalb was killed in the fighting and Gates himself retreated forty miles on the same day.
		General Gates immediately ordered that the army be prepared to march at a moment's notice, in spite of the deplorable condition of the force.
		Gates now met Marion and his band of militia for the first time and found their appearance so shabby that it was a distraction to the regulars.
	theamericanrevolution.org /battles/bat_camd.asp (2136 words)

	Military.com Content
		Gates proved to be an excellent administrator and by 1776 had been promoted to major general and appointed commander of the Northern Army.
		After a command in Boston and a sabbatical on his Virginia plantation, Gates became commander of the Southern Army, which was routed by the British in the Battle of Camden, S.C., on Aug. 16, 1780.
		Gates, formerly the recipient of many accolades, now received much blame for his part in the defeat.
	www.military.com /Content/MoreContent?file=ML_gates_bkp (419 words)

	Horatio Gates
		Horatio Gates (1727–1806) was an American general in the American Revolution.
		Gates retired from the army on half pay in 1765 as a major and in 1772 moved with his family to Virginia, following the advice of his old comrade-in-arms George Washington.
		Gates has received much blame for this defeat, but it seems probable that few generals could have done better, given the condition of the troops under his command.
	www.americanrevwar.homestead.com /files/GATES.HTM (501 words)

	Horatio Gates
		Gates, Horatio (1777-1834), merchant and banker, was born in Barré, Massachusetts, on October 30, 1777, the son of Captain Benjamin Gates, who had served in the army of the Continental Congress.
		Early in life he came to Canada, by way of Vermont, and founded in Montreal the firm of Horatio Gates and Co., importers of groceries and liquors.
		He was allowed to remain unmolested during the War of 1812, and in 1814 became a Canadian citizen.
	www2.marianopolis.edu /quebechistory/encyclopedia/Horatiogates.htm (150 words)

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		Gates was born in Mansfield, Ohio in 1849.
		Gates was the first secretary and was elected treasurer in 1899 and served for 35 years.
		Gates was the first woman to be licensed in Kansas and Missouri (since Missouri was the first state to require the license, it follow that she was the first woman licensed embalmer in the United States).
	www.kckpl.lib.ks.us /kscoll/lochist/thennow/TN34.htm (682 words)

	History of Gates County
		Gates was formed in 1779 from Chowan, Hertford, and Perquimans counties.
		Gates County was a part of an area originally called "Albemarle", named for George, Duke of Albemarle.
		Gates County has remained close to the same since it was formed in 1778.
	www.ces.ncsu.edu /gates/history.html (1236 words)

	ESR \| November 1, 2004 \| The reincarnation of Horatio Gates
		The man's name was General Horatio Gates, or just plain Horatio Gates, if you please, for rarely if ever had the rank of general in the American armies fallen upon a more undeserving soul than he.
		Gates was of foreign birth, described by historians as "a disappointed man." Of his very early life little is known.
		Gates, saw an opportunity, re-emerged from his shameful retirement, and reinvented himself as ‘The War Hero of Saratoga,' this time not in collusion with a French mercenary, but in collusion with a British officer, and some of his former staff.
	www.enterstageright.com /archive/articles/1104/1104gates.htm (1052 words)

	Horatio Gates - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		HORATIO GATES (1728-1806), American general, was born at Maldon in Essex, England, in 1728.
		The intrigues of the Conway Cabal to have Washington superseded by Gates completely failed, but Gates was president for a time of the Board of War, and in 1780 was placed in chief command in the South.
		He was totally defeated at Camden, S.C., by Cornwallis on the r7th of August 1780, and in December was superseded by Greene, though an investigation into his conduct terminated in acquittal (1782).
	89.1911encyclopedia.org /G/GA/GATES_HORATIO.htm (314 words)

	It is well - with my soul
		Horatio Gates Spafford was one of those who tried to help the people of the city get back on their feet.
		Horatio Spafford was delayed by some business, but sent his family on ahead.
		Though Horatio's wife, Anna, was able to cling to a piece of floating wreckage (one of only 47 survivors among hundreds), their four daughters--Maggie, Tanetta, Annie, and Bessie--were killed.
	www.geocities.com /cott1388/spafford.html (747 words)

	HORATIOGATES
		Contact US Gates, Horatio (1727/8-1806) General: Gates began his military career in the British Army, serving in Nova Scotia and along the frontier from Virginia to New York.
		Gates suffered from two major blows to his reputation: a crushing defeat at the Battle of Camden and rumors of his desire and attempts to replace George Washington as Commander-in-Chief.
		After the war, Gates played only a minor role in politics, and died in New York in wealth but relative obscurity.
	www.multied.com /Bio/RevoltBIOS/GatesHoratio.html (143 words)

	General Horatio Gates, American Revolutionary War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Horatio Gates was an American Revolutionary War general.
		Gates was born in England, and entered the British Army as a boy.
		Gates became president of the Board of War, and in 1780 he took command of American troops in the South.
	www.laughtergenealogy.com /bin/histprof/misc/gates.html (213 words)

	TheHistoryNet \| American History \| Benedict Arnold: General in the Battle of Saratoga
		Gates eventually sent portions of Brigadier General Ebenezer Learned's brigade to support the Americans who were battling across a wide, stump-filled field called Freeman's Farm.
		Horatio Gates, American commander of the Northern Department, held a military position in America that far exceeded anything he could have achieved in his native England, where he had been born a commoner.
		Gates made no mention of Arnold or his division in his battle report to Congress, though they had done all of the fighting.
	www.historynet.com /magazines/american_history/3027471.html (1205 words)

	'horatio' tagged photos
		She was related to Brigadier General Horatio Gates Sickel who survied serious wounds at Fredericksburg, missed Gettysburg and would return and serve under Grant till the end of the at Appomattox.
		Gates was later backed by John Hancock and other congressmen to replace Washington at command of the Army but effort failed and Gates lost face and would later have his reputation tarnished at the Battle of Camden.
		Gates was recruited to come out of retirement along with other heroes of the revolution to run for congress by Aaron Burr to help swing the election in favor of Burr and Jefferson.
	www.smugmug.com /hack/feed.mg?Type=openSearchKeyword&Data=horatio&format=rss200 (3341 words)

	Bio Notes: Horatio Gates
		An English-born Continental general, Horatio Gates is best remembered for his spectacular defeat by Earl Cornwallis at the battle of Camden (Aug. 1780).
		Gates took over command from De Kalb in North Carolina and against the advice of his subordinates, marched his army in a direct line towards Camden.
		The march was followed by a series of ill-advised maneuvers which culminated on August 16 in the battle of Camden, one of the few set-piece battles of the campaign, and an overwhelming victory for Cornwallis.
	home.golden.net /~marg/bansite/friends/gates.html (465 words)

	Untitled Document
		Though Horatio Gates/Al Gore was the commanding general at Saratoga, he could not have won the battle without the help of Daniel Morgan, who held the rank of colonel at the time.
		Just as Horatio Gates and Al Gore have both demonstrated qualities of organization and mastery of detail, Daniel Morgan and George W. Bush both have the qualities of a "Ranger." I believe that Bush'saffinity for firearms is a link to his lifetime as a rifleman.
		Horatio Gates and Daniel Morgan were both friends of John Adams.
	www.johnadams.net /cases/samples/Bush-Morgan/index.html (1821 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Horatio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Smith, Horatio SMITH, HORATIO [Smith, Horatio] 1779-1849, and James Smith, 1775-1839, English parodists, brothers.
		Gates, Horatio GATES, HORATIO [Gates, Horatio] c.1727-1806, American Revolutionary general, b.
		The Horatio Alger Association: Launch of First-Ever National Military Scholarship Program for Veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Horatio&StartAt=1 (653 words)

	Al Gore - Horatio Gates
		While Horatio Gates was a master of military organization, Gore is a master of the intricacies of government.
		Horatio Gates/Albert Gore was in command of a demoralized and disorganized Northern army, which he transformed into an effective fighting unit.
		It was Gates' superior understanding of military strategy, terrain, and the mind of his enemy, which led to victory at Saratoga and the surrender of a large segment of the British forces.
	www.johnadams.net /cases/samples/Gore-Gates (815 words)

	Horatio Gates
		This success, coupled with George Washington's recent failures, prompted a movement to replace Washington with Gates as commander-in-chief.
		Gates retired to his farm in 1789 but was called back a year later and given the command of the Southern Army.
		The defeat at Camden proved disastrous, and Gates was replaced by Nathanael Greene.
	www.socialstudiesforkids.com /wwww/us/horatiogatesdef.htm (104 words)

	Town of Gates: A Community for All People
		In 1820, the population of the Town of Gates was 2,643.
		The Town of Gates is the geographical center of Monroe County.
		The early settlers of Gates were farmers, among them was William Hinchey whose clapboard farm house at 634 Hinchey Road is now owned by the Town of Gates and managed by the Gates Historical Society as the “Hinchey Homestead”.
	www.townofgates.org /historian_history.html (741 words)

	The Age of Revolution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Blocked by England's rigid class structure from further advancement in the British army, the humbly born Horatio Gates surrendered his major's commission in 1765.
		This portrait of Gates was the work of James Peale, who copied it from an original painted by his brother, Charles Willson Peale.
		Some have speculated that the stormy background in the picture was meant to represent the controversy that engulfed the subject after Camden, and that the sun appearing through the clouds indicated a happier future.
	www.npg.si.edu /col/age/gates.htm (177 words)

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