Battle of Bemis Heights Archives - Journal of the American Revolution

Interviews Posted on September 19, 2024September 18, 2024

Bacheller vs. Wilkinson: The Quest to Understand Benedict Arnold at Saratoga

The common viewpoint on Benedict Arnold’s role in the Battle of Bemis Heights on October 7, 1777 is based almost exclusively on the early nineteenth century testimony of James Wilkinson. That view holds that Arnold, after clashing with Gates over matters involving the Battle of Freeman’s Farm on September 19, was without a command on […]

by Colin J. Wood

Interviews Posted on March 1, 2024March 4, 2024

General John Burgoyne’s Stay in Albany

On October 19, 1777, two days after the Articles of Convention brought his “disaster at Saratoga” to a close, British Lt. Gen. John Burgoyne arrived in Albany, New York, a defeated man. There, Burgoyne resided in the home of Maj. Gen. Philip Schuyler until October 27, 1777.[1] Most accounts of his stay focus on the hospitality […]

by Sherman Lohnes

Interviews Posted on April 11, 2023April 10, 2023

Hero to Zero? Remembering Horatio Gates

Between heroes like George Washington and villains like Benedict Arnold, the Revolutionary War was full of historical actors of all stripes. But one man in particular defies an easy sorting between hero and villain. Washington’s first adjutant general, Horatio Gates, does not have a secure place in historical memory as either hero or villain. In […]

by Mike Matheny

Tag: Battle of Bemis Heights

Bacheller vs. Wilkinson: The Quest to Understand Benedict Arnold at Saratoga

General John Burgoyne’s Stay in Albany

Hero to Zero? Remembering Horatio Gates