Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Gates” in chapter 27, page 432 of George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 8:
...cted a majorgeneral, was appointed to take command of the forces in Canada.
The appointment could give Schuyler no umbrage, for he himself had uniformly refused to go into Canada; but no sooner had Gates reached Albany than the question arose whether the command
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