Which Bates was the lighthouse keeper when the British ship came in and the two girls were home alone and hid behind a bush? The older one played the fife and told he younger one to beat the drums as loudly as she could?. There was an off shore breeze. They saved the harbor (So agreed a sympathizer with their story) when the English thought they were the militia. I have all the Bates and can't figure out which one. At which battleground was Clement Bates killed? If you know about the Bates family, I'd like to know more. I was told that Clement Bates and his two sons fought in wars. I guess one would have to. What a life--and how we are indebted to all of them who did! Helen **************Need a job? Find an employment agency near you. (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=employment_agencies&ncid=emlcntusyelp00000003)