U.S. Mint Department of the Treasury issued pewter Horatio Gates medal in the original display box. Horatio Lloyd Gates (circa 1727–10 April 1806) was a British soldier turned American general during the Revolutionary War.
General Horatio Gates in 1782.png 780 × 1,024; 571 KB Horatio Gates 1781.jpg 1,124 × 1,536; 266 KB Horatio Gates Congressional Gold Medal (front).jpg 250 × 250; 18 KB General Horatio Gates. Buy General Horatio Gates Medal from only $11.24 General Horatio Gates Medal in good condition with minimal signs of wear. MG Horatio Gates was the first Adjutant General of the Army, or chief administrative officer, during the Revolutionary War.
On the positive side, he was also known as an affectionate husband, father, and generous land owner who set his slaves free before his death. Gates had initially strived to receive command of the Continental Army; but his heavy support of defensive tactics paled in comparison with General George Washington’s victories at Princeton and Trenton. Horatio's godfather was 10-year-old Horace Walpole, who happened to be visiting the Duke of Leeds when Horatio was born, and later became a famed and respected British historian. Please see pictures for more details. The medal that bears his namesake was awarded by U.S. Congressional resolution to commemorate his victories against the British in three key battles that prevented strategic British occupation of the Hudson Valley in N.Y. The Afghan National Army Special Operations Command Adjutants became the first international soldiers to receive the U.S. Army Adjutant Corps Honorary Horatio Gates medal …
Horatio Gates’ medal was awarded for the victory of the 1777 Battles of Saratoga. Horatio Gates’ origin is a little murky, but he was born in Maldon, Essex, England, apparently sometime in 1727 or 1728. [Horatio Gates Medal]. By ANDREA WALES HRC Public Affairs Office A Soldier from the U.S. Army Human Resources Command was recognized with the Adjutant General Corps Regimental Association’s Horatio Gates Bronze Medal for excellence in the AG Corps April 18. [David Edwin; Nicholas-Marie Gatteaux] -- Obverse and reverse (each circular) of medal presented by order of Congress to Horatio Gates in 1777, commemorating the Saratoga Campaign. Maj. Gen. Horatio Gates was the first Adjutant General of the Army back in 1775. Obverse: Bust, profile left. In 1745, Horatio Gates decided to seek a military career.
He took credit for the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga (Benedict Arnold, who led the attack, was finally forced from the field when he was shot in the leg) and was blamed for the defeat at the Battle of Camden. Get this from a library!