Battles of Saratoga

Kylee Roberts 8th grade English November 20, 2015 The Battle of Saratoga The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the Revolutionary War. It took place on September 19 and October 17, 1777. America with the help of the French verses Britain with the help of Germany. It all started on October 17, 1777, 5,895 british and hessian troops surrendered their arms, and General John Burgoyne had lost 86 percent of his troops, right after they had just marched into

The Battles of Saratoga The Battles of Saratoga was the turning point of the Revolutionary War. The victory is made clear by a few things: On October 17, 1777, about 6,000 British and Hessian troops surrendered. General John Burgoyne had lost about 90 percent of his force that had victoriously marched into New York from Canada during summer in 1777. The divide-and-conquer strategy that Burgoyne presented to British ministers in London was to invade America from Canada by traveling down the Hudson

The battle of Saratoga is about a grueling brawl between the Americans and the British. In 1777, the American colonies revolted and threatened to kick the British out. The Americans wanted to declare their independence from England. English general John Burgoyne had a plan in place to crush the uprising. The British expected to win but to their surprise, the Americans had a plan in place as well. As general Horatio prepared to take command of the American northern army, outgoing commander general

to accomplish triumph over Britain and gain independence. Although there are far more factors than the battle itself that contributed to the win over Britain however, many battles have affected the momentum of the war as well as the war itself. These battles were of course the battle of Lexington and Concord which were the very first encroachments that triggered the start of the war, the battle of Bunker Hill which helped shape the early course of the war,

The battle of Trenton and the battle of Saratoga brought a crucial victory to the Continental Army, but the battle of Trenton improved morale in the patriots more so than the battle of Saratoga did. The battle of Trenton proved to be significant by ultimately turning the tide of the conflict in their favor, improving morale and hope for the war. For instance, The battle of Trenton on Christmas Eve in 1776 proved the colonist were dedicated and a capable force. The colonists were wary about fighting

The Battle of Saratoga was a crucial victory for the Patriots and takes credit for the turning point of the American Revolution. The battle is considered to be the turning point of the war because “… it won for Americans the foreign assistance which was the last element needed for victory” (Morgan 82). Even though the two battles took place on two separate occasions, both battles had a similar outcome and both contributed to the ridding of Great Britain. General John Burgoyne of Britain gained a

The Battles of Saratoga were made up of several military battles fought during September and October 1777 between the British Army and its thirteen colonies in North America during the American Revolutionary War. The battlefield in which the British and American Forces fought during the Battles of Saratoga were located near Albany in Saratoga County, New York. The battle in fact was more of a campaign due to it being made up of two major battles. The two battles include the Battle of Freeman's Farm

The Battle of Saratoga was the most difficult thing Benedict Arnold went through in all his impossible journeys. Arnold was on his horse and charged right in the line of fire through 120 yards of people shooting at him without getting shot. You have to be very brave, or very stupid to do that when he could have just took a little bit longer and went behind the people shooting. Another crazy thing that Arnold did that made it difficult was he led an attack that he had ½ as many soldiers as the British

The Battle of Saratoga is said to be one of the most crucial turning points of the revolutionary war. In this battle American soldiers fought the british redcoats traveling to New York. The results of this battle led General Burgoyne to surrender and inspired the french to join the battle against the brits. In the end, the victory of this war won america it’s freedom. The first and most important result of this war, was that is inspired the French to join the americans. As soon as word of the victory

Battle of Saratoga During the time of the American Revolution, there were many battles that took place and affected the Revolution. One battle though, made a huge impact on the American Revolution. The Battle of Saratoga proved that the disadvantaged and weaker American forces were strong enough to overpower the British forces. It all started when General John Burgoyne needed to get his forces to Albany. He and his army headed across the Hudson River, where they would then take a road south-ward