# Past’s Paths History is not just something to know. It is something to experience. Past Paths takes readers beyond dates and famous names and asks them to walk the ground, see the landscape, meet the people behind the story, and understand how the past unfolded before Page: Feed: --- ## [August 19, 1777: Gates Inherits an Army, Not a Lost Cause](https://seanpatrickkelleher.substack.com/p/gates-inherits-army-before-saratoga) _2026-08-19 · Sean Kelleher - Past Paths_ How Philip Schuyler preserved the Northern Army and Horatio Gates inherited the conditions that would lead to Saratoga ## [Bennington to Saratoga: How Burgoyne Lost His “Eyes and Ears”](https://seanpatrickkelleher.substack.com/p/bennington-burgoyne-saratoga-campaign) _2026-08-18 · Sean Kelleher - Past Paths_ How Bennington weakened Burgoyne's intelligence, alliances, and understanding of the landscape ## [Walking Through Revolutionary Saratoga: Tracing 1777 from Bennington to Saratoga in 7 Takeaways](https://seanpatrickkelleher.substack.com/p/bennington-to-saratoga-seven-lessons-1777) _2026-08-17 · Sean Kelleher - Past Paths_ What one August battle reveals about Burgoyne's Northern Campaign ## [This Day in History — August 16, 1777](https://seanpatrickkelleher.substack.com/p/battle-of-bennington-1777-road-to-saratoga) _2026-08-16 · Sean Kelleher - Past Paths_ The Battle of Bennington: The Day Burgoyne’s Campaign Began to Unravel ## [Saturday Story Summary - August 15, 2026](https://seanpatrickkelleher.substack.com/p/saturday-story-summary-august-15) _2026-08-15 · Sean Kelleher - Past Paths_ Road trips highlights this week. ## [This Day in History — August 14, 1777](https://seanpatrickkelleher.substack.com/p/duer-house-fort-miller-burgoyne-saratoga-campaign-1777) _2026-08-14 · Sean Kelleher - Past Paths_ Burgoyne’s Duer House Headquarters ## [August 13 Planner - Thursday’s Thoughtful Tidings & Nanty Narking’s Necessary Nuisance](https://seanpatrickkelleher.substack.com/p/august-13-planner-thursdays-thoughtful) _2026-08-13 · Sean Kelleher - Past Paths_ Field Notes: The Road to Bennington ## [This Day in History — August 12, 1777](https://seanpatrickkelleher.substack.com/p/august-12-1777-learned-brigade-fort-schuyler) _2026-08-12_ Learned’s Brigade Marches to Fort Schuyler ## [This Day in History — August 11, 1777](https://seanpatrickkelleher.substack.com/p/wasmus-schuyler-estate-saratoga-1777) _2026-08-11 · Sean Kelleher - Past Paths_ Wasmus Sees Schuyler’s Saratoga ## [Persona-led AI publishing (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/3SLFKh30dOCe) _2026-08-11 · **Sponsored**_ Generate drafts, schedule subdomain publishing, and keep human review where needed. ## [August 11, 1777: John Adams Saw Saratoga’s Opportunity](https://seanpatrickkelleher.substack.com/p/august-11-1777-john-adams-saw-saratogas) _2026-08-10 · Sean Kelleher - Past Paths_ Burgoyne, Abigail Adams, and the Saratoga Campaign from Philadelphia