The Battle of Saratoga.
The British surrender at Saratoga, NY (17 October 1777) is considered the turning point of the American Revolution. Saratoga was actually two battles, fought eighteen days apart in September and October 1777. On 19 September, British General John Burgoyne achieved a small, but costly victory over American forces commanded by Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold, with Burgoyne attacking the Americans again on 7 Oct. However this time the British were defeated and forced to retreat. Burgoyne surrendered ten days later, and the American victory convinced the French government to formally recognize the American government and enter the war as their ally.
Horatio Gates commanded the American soldiers who captured 5,800 British soldiers under General Burgoyne at Saratoga in 1777. John Burgoyne surrendered.
Horatio Gates commanded the American forces. Burgoyne commanded the British.
John burgoyne
John Burgoyne helped the British.He was a British army cheif.
British General John Burgoyne's military career is most noted in the US for his surrender to the American army at Saratoga, bringing France into the American Revolution.
John Burgoyne was one such officer until his surrender at Saratoga.
British general and playwright John Burgoyne did surrender 5,000 British and Hessian troops to the American General Horatio Gates at Saratoga, New York, in 1777.
The troops surrendered after the french came.
The Battles of Saratoga
Battles of Saratoga.
The Battles of Saratoga
He helped the British conquer Fort Ticonderoga, and at first his plan worked, but then the Rebels surrounded him and he was forced to surrender.
In 1777, the British' attempt to cut New England off from the rest of the colonies failed when Burgoyne surrendered his army at Saratoga.
General John Burgoyne was a British Army officer who is known for his role in American Revolutionary war. He led a force of 6200 strong men against Americans. After two small skirmishes with American forces near Saratoga, Burgoyne was trapped by the Americans and he along with his men surrendered on 17 October. 1777.
In 1777, the river valley that provided the general scene for British General Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga was the Hudson. In the two years prior to this surrender, various military actions had been fought alongside or near the Hudson River. In the fall of 1777, a true turning-point in the war occurred with the American victory at Saratoga.
John Burgoyne was married to Lady Charlotte Stanley. Burgoyne was a member of the British Army, and participated in the American Revolutionary War.