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British General John Burgoyne led an invasion army of 7,200–8,000 men southward from Canada in the Champlain Valley, hoping to meet a similar British force marching northward from New York City and another British force marching eastward from Lake Ontario; the goal was to take Albany, New York.
27 de feb. de 2024 · The Battles of Saratoga were two engagements fought by a British army under General John Burgoyne and an American army under General Horatio Gates near the town of Saratoga, NY, during the American Revolution. The battles resulted in an American victory, and the surrender of Burgoyne's army.
Battles of Saratoga. Siege of Fort Ticonderoga. John Burgoyne (born 1722, Sutton, Bedfordshire, England—died June 4, 1792, London) was a British general, best remembered for his defeat by superior American forces in the Saratoga (New York) campaign of 1777, during the American Revolution.
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One of the most decisive American battles of the Revolutionary War, Saratoga ended British general John Burgoyne's attempt to control the Hudson River Valley. The outcome convinced the Court of King Louis XVI that the Americans could hold their own against the British Army, sealing the alliance between America and France.
On September 19 Burgoyne moved south and engaged the Continental forces at the Battle of Freeman’s Farm, also called the First Battle of Saratoga. Early in the battle, many British officers were killed in the open fields by Col. Daniel Morgan ’s sharpshooters, who were concealed in the thick woods.
The "Battle of Saratoga" is often depicted as a single event, but it was actually a month-long series of maneuvers punctuated by two battles. At the beginning of September 1777, Burgoyne's army, now just over 7,000 strong, was located on the east bank of the Hudson.
John Burgoyne: Campaign to Saratoga. Confident of victory and on the classic invasion route of Lake Champlain—Hudson River, British Gen. John Burgoyne set out to crush the Rebellion. by Mike Phifer.
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