[wideawake]

Rather than fight with Washington at Trenton, Gates decided to journey to Congress instead and lobby for Washington's job.

That sort of backfired.

At Saratoga, Arnold - sent by Washington - ignored Gates, attacked Burgoyne in contravention to Gates' intentions and carried the day.

Gates worked hard to earn his obscurity. Rehabilitating him is even siller than rehabilitating McClellan.

[Bigg Red]

Gates worked hard to earn his obscurity. Rehabilitating him is even siller than rehabilitating McClellan.

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Well, for the progressives, anything they can use in their quest to diminish the Founding Fathers is helpful. Ergo, if Gates was opposed to Washington, he must be revered.