The battle of Saratoga.
The Battle at Saratoga
Yes they did.
Horatio Gates was in charge of rebel forces at Saratoga. Yes, as the first contributor so correctly answered American Revolutionary General Gates was in charge of the American revolutionary forces at the Battle of Saratoga. At this battle, British General Burgoyne was defeated in 1777. In addition, Burgoyne was greatly dissappointed when his request for reinforcements from British General Howe did not arrive.
the Americans defeated the british and therefore showed everyone [french] that it was possible for them to win the war.
The significance of the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga was that the French decided to join forces with the American Colonists. This made the French allies of the Americans against the British.
The significance of the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga was that the French decided to join forces with the American Colonists. This made the French allies of the Americans against the British.
The Battle of Saratoga was actually 2 separate battles, fought a few weeks apart. The British were attempting to invade from Canada after they captured Fort Ticonderoga. The British then headed south, but were met by American soldiers and defeated. The American victory caused the French to finally come to the aid of the colonies as an ally.
In the American Revolution: the Battle of Saratoga, with some 2400 casualties. The Battle of Bunker Hill (Breed's Hill) was the first great American battle of the Revolution with many more British casualties, though the British still captured the hill and it was nothing compared with the turning-point American victory at Saratoga.
No he was not in the Battle of Saratoga. The battle of Saratoga N.Y. was with Benedict Arnold and American General Gates. George Washington was in Philadelphia at the time, hiding from the most powerful British army led by General Gage. The Battles of Saratoga was were the two American Generals faced off against the British General Burgoyne. The Americans won.
About 300 British soldiers died in the battle of Saratoga.
Battle of Saratoga