Map of Burgoyne’s Army after Bemis Heights
byMaps are vital to understanding campaigns and battles. During the American Revolution, military planners often lamented the lack of good maps and went to…
Bemis Heights
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5 Great Intelligence Successes
byGood Revolutionary War commanders understood the value of intelligence on their adversaries. The great eighteenth century military theorist Marshal de Saxe, who was on…
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Arnold in Command at Bemis Heights?
byStripped of command and left in camp to drink his sorrows away, Benedict Arnold fumed and ranted in frustration until his aggressive nature took…
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10 Fateful Hits and Misses
byMilitary leaders since Alexander the Great have often preferred to command their battle formations from the most forward ranks. “Leading from the front,” as…