Description Of The Battle Of Saratoga

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We've gained and we have lost to the British during this war. The losses are the fallen troops who gave up their lives, the recapturing of the forts, and the capture of New York. The Battle of Saratoga was by far our best gain. On September 19, 1777 British General John Burgoyne attacked us at Fort Ticonderoga. We were not ready for this attack, his forces sturdy and a lot bigger than our troops, we knew that there was no way that we were going to be able to defeat them. Struggle raged across the clearing called Freeman's Farm, as we tried in vain to push them out. Benedict Arnold cleared Gates out of the way so that the British had possession of the land, leaving us to retreat. With our pride hurt and courage battered we sent all of our