Daniel Morgan
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Daniel Morgan was an American pioneer, soldier, and politician from Virginia. One of the most respected battlefield tacticians of the American Revolutionary War of 1775–1783, he later commanded troops
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Surrender of General Burgoyne Col. Morgan is shown in white, right of center
The Provisional Rifle Corps at Bemis Heights.
Portrait of Banastre Tarleton by Sir Joshua Reynolds
Battles of Saratoga
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The Battles of Saratoga were fought September 19 and October 7, 1777 over the same ground by the American Continental Army and the British Army near Saratoga, New York during the American Revolutionar
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…General Horatio Gates to aid in resisting Burgoyne's offensive. He is prominently depicted in the painting of the Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga by John Trumbull. Morgan led his regiment, with the added support of Henry Dearborn's 300-man New Hampshire infantry, as the advance to the main forces…
Portrait of Horatio Gates by Gilbert Stuart, 1794
Portrait of John Burgoyne by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1766
The Death of Jane McCrea by John Vanderlyn. The slaying of Jane McCrea by Native Americans under Burgoyne's command was widely published in newspapers throughout the colonies. This led to a massive turnout of colonial militia, outnumbering Burgoyne's army by two to one.