What battle became a turning point of the war because it prompted the French to join the patriots?

Answer 1

The Battle of Saratoga, Burgoyne surrendered October 17, 1777. It showed the French that we might have a chance of wining the war,therefore, we earned their support and financial aid.

The battle was lost earlier when 1500 troops went over to Bennington, Vermont to "requisition supplies" They got badly beaten August 17th as did 600 reserve troops sent as reinforcements. Few returned to Saratoga. So a British force that needed to be strengthened was made far weaker setting the British up for the loss at Saratoga.

Answer 2

Traditionally, the Battle of Saratoga, in 1777, lead to the French recognition of the United States of America and convinced them to aid their new allies, the Americans. This battle followed the British General Burgoyne's extravagant plan to invade the colonies from Canada, to cut the colonies in half, segregating the North, seen by the British as the hot-bed of sedition, from the loyalist south. The plan began well, with the British forces seizing Fort Ticonderoga and advancing some 300 miles in the first few weeks, but turned sour when they came up against colonial irregulars, who blocked their whole route with felled trees, slowing the British to barely a mile a day. The major blow came when the British reached Saratoga, New York state, and realized that not only were they running short of supplies, but that there was no relief force from Generals Howe and Clinton. The situation was worsened when a 1000 strong foraging group was annihilated by American troops under General Horatio Gates. Burgoyne realized that to have any hope of success he must regain the initiative, therefore, he launched a series of strikes designed to punch through the American line, over the period of 1 month, with his remaining 7800 men. However, on October 17, 1777, Burgoyne surrendered with his 5800 men.

Answer 3

The Battle of Saratoga (second, October 7, 1777) is often seen as the turning point in the American Revolution. The victory in this battle convinced France to join the cause, and France's assistance during the war was critical to an American victory.

Answer 4

The American victory at Saratoga. Not only did it stop the plan of Britain cutting off New England for each region of the colonies to be crushed in turn, but it also convinced France that the USA could win the war. Thus, France joined, adding a strong navy and ground force support.

Answer 5

The Battle of Saratoga is the turning point of the Revolutionary War, because a lot of countries that were enemies of Britain got officially involved in the war (of these some were secretely supporting the Patriots with supplies and other things like that). Some of the countries that began helping in the war were France (official declaration of war on February 6, 1778) and Spain because it was an ally of France (Poland and a few other countries joined too). The French helped by using their troops to bolster the Patriots' forces and also helped by using their navy to sink the ships the British kept sending with supplies and reinforcements that the British were dependent on. The Spanish, at least some of them, served as generals over groups of Patriots. At this point just after the Battle of Saratoga, the British are fighting a five theatre war (five fronts) and they weren't able to maintain themselves when they felt the French could attack them in Europe at any time.

Answer 6

During World War II, 1943 was the decisive turning-point for the mass support shown by French people for the "patriot" cause of their own nation and for the general Allied cause, as well. With the 1943 Allied takeover of North Africa and invasion of Italian home-territory, free French citizens came forward to form new battle-units and otherwise showed open support against the Axis powers in large numbers for the first time since 1940.

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Answer 8

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