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When British-born American army officer Horatio Gates triumphed in the Battle of Saratoga, he was responsible for the first major Patriot victory—earning French approval and Washington’s jealously. Later in the war, Gates would join Conway in trying to unseat Washington as Commander in Chief (and, like Conway, Gates was unsuccessful in doing so).
Horatio Gates Quotes in Lafayette in the Somewhat United States
The Lafayette in the Somewhat United States quotes below are all either spoken by Horatio Gates or refer to Horatio Gates . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Pages 126-190
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As for Washington, how could he not envy Gates? Saratoga was the turning point of the war, the most spectacular patriot victory to date. And when it went down, His Excellency was more than 200 miles away, licking his wounds from his recent setbacks.
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Horatio Gates Quotes in Lafayette in the Somewhat United States
The Lafayette in the Somewhat United States quotes below are all either spoken by Horatio Gates or refer to Horatio Gates . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Pages 126-190
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As for Washington, how could he not envy Gates? Saratoga was the turning point of the war, the most spectacular patriot victory to date. And when it went down, His Excellency was more than 200 miles away, licking his wounds from his recent setbacks.
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