This book examines some of the more controversal epsiodes during the first four years of the Revolution.

"First printing." Includes index.

Gates and the Continental Congress -- Gates and Schuyler -- Gates, Washington, and Burgoyne -- Did Gates Betray Washington? -- Congress, Conway, and Gates -- Washington and Conway Collide -- The Conway Cabal -- Conway and Lafayette -- Gates and the French Alliance -- Gates and the Historians -- The New England Congressmen and Washington -- Congress and Long-Term Enlistments -- Fort Washington -- Congress and the Saratoga Convention -- Washington and the Historians.