ARP165 Bemis Heights (2nd Saratoga)

American Revolution Podcast

Michael Troy

History, Education

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🗓️ 6 September 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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The British under General Johnny Burgoyne make a desperate push against the Americans under the command of General Horatio Gates on Bemis Heights, in upstate New York. General Benedict Arnold defies Gates' orders to stay away. Instead, he leads the Americans to victory before being shot down near the end of the day. The British are forced to withdraw and remain trapped. Visit my site at https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this topic. Book Recommendation of the Week: Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution, by Nathaniel Philbrick, 2016 Online Recommendation of the Week: Eelking, Max von, (translated by Stone, William L.) Memoirs of Major General Riedesel, Vol. 1, J. Munsell, 1868: https://archive.org/details/memoirsmajorgen00eelkgoog Contact me via email at mtroy.history@gmail.com Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271 Join the podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:55.4	A few weeks ago, we left General Horatio Gates at the head of an army,
0:59.5	comprised of continentals and militia, poised to block the advance of General Johnny Berghoyne and his
1:05.7	Army of British and German Brunswickers. The two armies had fought at what became known as the
1:11.7	Battle of Freeman's Farm without any real change in the two
1:15.1	Army's positions.
1:17.4	Since then, both armies remained in position, neither ready to advance on the other.
1:23.6	Gates sat behind his entrenchments at Beymis Heights,
1:27.4	waiting for the British to get desperate enough
1:30.0	to attack his strong defensive position.
1:33.5	With each day that passed, the Continental Army grew stronger while the British grew weaker.
1:39.5	By early October, Gates had over 10,000 continentals and militia under his direct command.
1:46.5	Berghoyne's army had dwindled down to around 5,000 affectives.
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