Pokemon Horatio Gates 1

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Creation Date : 25 February 2013

Name : Horatio Gates

Type : Metal

Attack 1 : Troops Advance
Pick up 3 cards from your deck every turn.

Attack 2 : Gunfire
Flip a coin. If heads, the enemy is now dead.

Comments : Horatio Gates was very influential in the French and Indian War, and, being promoted to Major General in 1776, he turned back Major General Guy Carleton's invasion of northern New York in October of 1776. In November 1777, Gates became president of the Board of War and technically became Washington's superior. Gates' army defeated Burgoyne twice, on September 19, 1777 and October 7, 1777. Gates' troops forced Burgoyne to surrender his 5,700 man army near Saratoga on October 17, 1777. This victory, a major turning point of the American Revolution, convinced France to form an alliance with the Americans against Great Britain in 1778. In November 1777, Gates became president of the Board of War and technically became Washington's superior.

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