...w those great qualities which his modesty keeps concealed. In the summer of 1777 Washington began to feel the malign influence of the intrigues of Gen. Horatio Gates (q. v.) against him, such as Schuyler had endured. The same faction in Congress which favored Gates's pretensions in the case of Schuyler also favored his ambitious schemes for his elevation to the position of commander-in-chief of the...