Biographies: Revolutionary War Era

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Benedict Arnold

Explore the life of this complex figure from history who served as a Major General in the Continental Army at Saratoga!

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Henry Dearborn

Learn about this Major, who served with the Continental Army at Saratoga!

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Horatio Gates

Get to know this Major General and Commander of the American forces at Saratoga!

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Tadeusz Kosciuszko

Get to know this Colonel and military engineer who designed American defenses at Saratoga!

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Daniel Morgan

Explore this life of this Colonel and commander of "Morgan's Riflemen!"

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John Neilson

Learn about this local farmer and owner of the Neilson House who served with the local American militia in the Battles of Saratoga!

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Philip Schuyler

This Continental Army General was a local landowner, enslaver, owner of the Schuyler House.

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James Wilkinson

Learn about this deputy adjutant general for General Horatio Gates in 1777!

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John Burgoyne

Explore the life of the General and commander of the Crown (British) Forces at Saratoga!

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Frederica Charlotte Louise Riedesel

This Baroness was the wife of Friedrich Riedesel (Lieutenant General and commander with Crown Forces) who kept a journal of the Campaign.

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Elizabeth Munro Fisher

One Royalist woman with ties to the Saratoga Campaign recalled her experiences in a poignant memoir.

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Jotham Bemus

Get to know the owner of Bemus Tavern and namesake of Bemus Heights.

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Jane McCrea

Learn about this non-combatant royalist who found herself in the path of the British invasion of 1777.

 

Last updated: November 29, 2024

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