[pgkdan]

Granny Gates was a well deserved and well earned nick name for the General. Arnold was the true hero of Saratoga and should have gotten much more credit than he did. Gates was more interested in his personal glory and perks, privelges and creature comforts than he was in executing the war. Gates undermined Washington at every opportunity and worked tirelessly to advance himself at the expense of the Revolution. He’s by far my least favorite Revolutionary Commander...I even prefer Charles Lee over him.

[Pharmboy]

Ha! Now THAT'S a hard call...who was worse, Gates or Lee? At least Lee died ignominiously in a tavern (a while after being wounded in a duel when challenged by one of Washington's aides--John Laurens of SC) while Gates went on to lead a good lfe in NYC.

Lee was a bisexual, fond of dogs and likely a traitor to both England (when he joined our side) and to our side when he provided the Brits with information while their captive.

While visiting Christ Church in Philadelphia several years ago, I stumbled across Lee's grave.

[wildbill]

Gates took all the credit in the dispatches after Saratoga for himself, never mentioning Arnold’s contribution at all.

Some think that Arnold’s subsequent change into a traitor was caused by this.