1. Battles of the Revolutionary War
The patriots showed lack of resistance at the beginning of the fighting, but by the time Burgoyne reached Bemis Heights (west of the Hudson), the Americans had been strengthened, and General Horatio Gates, a popular commanding General, was put in charge of them. ... At the second battle of Freeman's Farm (Bemis Heights) which was fought on October 7, 1777, Gates, Benedict Arnold, and Daniel Morgan repulsed Burgoyne's men. ...
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