Gates

Gates, Horatio, born at Maldon, Essex, in 1728, entered the English army, and, having accompanied Braddock in his disastrous American expedition, settled in Virginia in 1763. On the outbreak of the War of Independence he was appointed adjutant-general, and subsequently commanded the colonial forces on Lake Champlain. In 1776 he defeated Burgoyne, and received his surrender at Saratoga, but four years later was routed by Cornwallis at Camden, South Carolina, His conduct formed the subject of an inquiry, which resulted in his complete exoneration. After manumitting his slaves, he left Virginia in 1800, and went to live in New York, where he became a member of the legislature, and died in 1806.