What was the reason of the battle of saratoga?

Answer 1

Word of the British defeat reached the French they decided the Colonial side of the war had a chance of winning the war so they began to support them. the french then supplied the Americans with amunition.

Answer 2

Howe had discovered that his outposts were vulnerable when Washington came back across the Delaware River from Pennsylvania to New Jersey to attack the Hessian's. When this this happened the British main force near Princeton was forced to pull back. Howe also discovered that New Jersey reverted to the Patriots. The British had control only in the area of NYC. He learned the same lesson with the attack on Philadelphia. Bringing his troops by sea from NY up Chesapeake Bay, Howe defeated Washington at every encounter. But the victories proved wasted when the countryside could not be subdued. The lesson was brought home first in the north. Gen. Burgoyne came from Canada to Lake Champlain in an effort to cut off New England from the other colonies, but he found himself surrounded by a hostile population and ultimately surrendered at Saratoga. British intelligence had severely underestimated civilian hostility and with an army far from its supply base simply could not survive.

Answer 3

The Battle of Saratoga started because the British troops came down from Canada and tried to take over New England. The Americans wanted to protect New England. They started to fight and the battle started.

Answer 4

Burgoyne's Army invaded the colony of New York, aiming to conquest Albany.

Its final goal was to join Howe's Army operating in the south of New York and, in so doing to cut into two part the Rebel Colonies' front.

The Patriot Army was to make a stand few miles southward of Saratoga occupying and fortifying the position of Bemis Heights which covered the way to Albany.

Thus Burgoyne had to break and get through that stronghold in order to reach his objective and that led to the first and second Battle of Freeman's Farm and the final battle of Saratoga.

Answer 5

In 1777 the battle of Saratoga convinced the French that it was worth helping the colonies fight the English.

Answer 6

It was part of the Revolutionary War, when the American colonists were fighting for independence and the British were trying to stop the colonies from rebelling.

Answer 7

Burgoyne wanted more land for Great Britain so, he went to New York to attack Albany, Freeman's Farm, and Bemis Heights.

Answered by a kid in fifth grade at Reidy Creek Elementary.

Answer 8

The reason the Battle of Saratoga started was because the British soldiers were trying to separate the America colonies.

Answer 9

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