Many popular authors over the years have suggested so. Richard Verick said "all the credit of the action of the 19th." (2). The individual at the center of the controversy was Benedict Arnold and the controversy centers around his actions during the first battle of Saratoga on September 19, 1777. "It is worthy to remark, that not a single general officer was on the field of battle the 19th September until evening when General Learned was ordered out.(1)." With these few words, American Colonel James Wilkinson would provoke a heated controversy that continues to this day. While a short paper such as this will not end the controversy, it can assist the student of battle in exploring the various points of view. In examining this very long standing controversy, I intend as much as possible to rely on the accounts of those individuals who were there on the field of battle or in camp near Saratoga in 1777.
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