Colonel Daniel Morgan

Colonel Daniel Morgan: Aruguably the most significant Colonel in the Battles of Saratoga. St: American Military History HIST-292L-111 Tom DiLello 2/14/00 Flamboyant! Rowdy! Troublemaker! When you hear these words, does a colonial in the military come to mind? Well it should! Colonel Daniel Morgan is arguably one of the most significant and influential figures in American Military History. Morgan, “an old Indian fighter,” led a battalion of rowdy woodsmen dressed in “long, Indian-style hunting shirts” …

…Saratoga because they realized that the Americans had a real chance of winning the war. Morgan’s quick and decisive actions truly contributed to the victories at Saratoga and led the Americans to victory in the campaign at Saratoga and eventually in the American campaign to freedom. Bibliography Work Cited Burke, Davis. The Campaign that Won America. New York: The Dial Press, 1970. Mintz, Max M. The Generals of Saratoga. New Haven & London: Yale University Press, 1990.