Adjutant
Appointed Adjutant General of the Continental Army
Role range: 1775-1783
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Horatio Gates Biography and Timeline
Follow Horatio Gates through 16 dated historical records for United States of America.
Horatio Gates, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1775–1780Years on this page
1775
Continental Army
Appointed Adjutant General of the Continental Army
Role range: 1775-1783
Adjutant
Appointed Adjutant General of the Continental Army
Continental Army
Appointed Adjutant General of the Continental Army
1776
Continental Army
Appointed Major General of the Continental Army
Role range: 1775-1783
Major
Appointed Major General of the Continental Army
Role range: 1775-1783
Continental Army
Appointed Major General of the Continental Army
Major
Appointed Major General of the Continental Army
1777
Battle of Saratoga, 1st
Major General of the Continental Army
Role range: 1775-1783
Continental Army
Major General of the Continental Army
Role range: 1775-1783
President of United States of America
Appointed President of the Board of War
Role range: 1775-1783
President of United States of America
Appointed President of the Board of War
1780
Battle of Camden
Defeated by the British & relieved of his command
Role range: 1775-1783
Major
Appointed Member of Washingtons HQ
Role range: 1775-1783
Trial
Reinstated after a trial
Role range: 1775-1783
Major
Appointed Member of Washingtons HQ
Records, sources and methodology
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