Horatio Gates was the official commander. However, Benedict Arnold was the commander who was responsible for the victory at the battle of Saratoga.
Samuel Adams
It was Saratoga
There were many battles during the American Revolution. The colonies won some and lost some but the most important battle the Americans won was the Battle of Yorktown which ended the war. Other battles of note were the Battle of Saratoga and the battles of Trenton and Princeton.
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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.
hector fourzan
There were two battles of Saratoga, which one do you mean? In the final battle, the Americans won because the British surrendered because they were outnumbered.
the battle of saratoga took place in saratoga, new york. there were actually two battles that made up this one. The first one was the Battle on Freeman's Farm. The second battle was the Battle of Bemis Heights.
The French, previously uninvolved, entered the American Revolution on the side of the Colonists as a result of the Battle of Saratoga. This was extremely important as it is debatable as to whether the Americans would have won the war without their help.
The Battles of Saratoga, which took place on September 19th and October 7th of 1777, were important because they represent a turning point in the American Civil War. The surrender of the British General John Burgoyne and France's subsequent formal entrance into the fray motivated the Americans and gave them the strength to fight on. The war became distinctly winnable for Washington and his men - and, as we all know, it was not only winnable, but won. The Battles of Saratoga are collectively the point at which the balance shifted in the direction of American independence, changing the fate of the American people and the world.
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Horatio Gates gets the historical credit, but he was not even there. The actual commander on the field was Benedict Arnold.