Saratoga; Turning Point in the American RevolutionDescribes the immediate causes, events, and aftermath of the Saratoga campaign, a series of encounters which marked a turning point in the Revolutionary War in favor of the rebel colonists. |
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... defeat after defeat , managed to keep his army intact and retain sufficient strength to pose a constant counter- threat to Howe's moves . It was not until November that Howe finally gained control of New York . The elusive Washington ...
... defeat after defeat , managed to keep his army intact and retain sufficient strength to pose a constant counter- threat to Howe's moves . It was not until November that Howe finally gained control of New York . The elusive Washington ...
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... defeat of Burgoyne's expedition in 1777 ; a defeat which rescued the revolted colonists from certain subjection ; and which , by inducing the Courts of France and Spain to attack England in their behalf , insured the inde- pendence of ...
... defeat of Burgoyne's expedition in 1777 ; a defeat which rescued the revolted colonists from certain subjection ; and which , by inducing the Courts of France and Spain to attack England in their behalf , insured the inde- pendence of ...
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... defeat of a major British army . It proved the rebels could fight ; it also proved that , without the support of the formidable Royal Navy , Britain's armies were not in- vincible . This , in turn , suggested to Vergennes that France's ...
... defeat of a major British army . It proved the rebels could fight ; it also proved that , without the support of the formidable Royal Navy , Britain's armies were not in- vincible . This , in turn , suggested to Vergennes that France's ...
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Burgoyne Captures Ticonderoga | 42 |
A Crucial Delay | 52 |
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Albany American Revolution arms artillery attack Balcarres battle of Saratoga Baum Baum's began Bemis Heights Benedict Arnold Bennington Boston Breymann Britain British army Burgoyne Burgoyne's army camp campaign Canada Canadians cannon Carleton Castleton Clair Clinton Colonel colonies colonists command Congress Continental Army defeat Edward enemy England expedition fighting fire flank fleet Fort Edward Fort Ticonderoga France Fraser Freeman's field French German goyne goyne's grenadiers guns Hampshire Herkimer's Horatio Gates horses Howe's Hubbardton Hudson River Hudson-St Indians John Burgoyne John's join Lake Champlain Lake George Lawrence waterway Leger light infantry loyalist Major miles military militia Mohawk valley Montgomery Morgan move October officers ordered patriots Philadelphia Philip Schuyler position Quebec rear rebels Redoubt regiment reinforcements retreat Riedesel road route Saratoga campaign Schuyler seize sent side Skenesboro soldiers Stanwix Stark supplies surrender Ticonderoga troops victory wagon track Washington Wood Creek wounded wrote York