How Did The Battle Of Saratoga Affect The United States

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The Battle That Changed Everything The Battle of Saratoga took effect in New York. It was the turning point in the Revolutionary War. It turned out that there were two onslaughts fought in New York that caused many casualties. The two battles were fought eighteen days apart from each other. The British general was named John Burgoyne. He triumphed, won, small battles against the American armed forces. The American general was Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold. The British warmongers have been weakened, but they trudged through to raid, an attack, on the Americans once more. The Americans were at Bemis Heights on October 7th. They recovered disappointed when they were crushed by the American army. Since their forces have depleted they decided …show more content…

For example, Burgoyne had thought of a plan called the divide and conquer. He presented this to the British ministers to inform them about his strategy. The strategy was to surround the American troops be going through Canada then to the Hudson Valley, and last but not least Albany. Burgoyne would be accompanied by the rest of his troops there and also the commander of those troops, Sir William Howe. With this plan he believed that he would defeat the Americans and have complete rule of the Hudson River. This would lead into Americans being the Britishes allies in other wars like the French. In June of 1777, Burgoyne decided to go out with the plan with his troops. He had around seven thousand men. They were not all British; half of them were British and the other half was part Hessian troops from the Brunswick and Hesse-Hanau areas. They soon left for Fort Ticonderoga leaving St. John's on Lake Champlain. While Burgoyne and his men were traveling they decided to make a proclamation with this statement, “"I have but to give stretch to the Indian forces under my direction, and they amount to thousands," which implied that Britain's enemies would suffer attacks from Native Americans allied to the …show more content…

Both of the Battles of Saratoga was another win for the Americas. These battles took place from September 19, 1777-October 7, 1777. The American colonies had many leaders, generals, and commanders. Those people were Benedict Arnold, Daniel Morgan, Horatio Gates, Benjamin Lincoln, Enoch Poor, and Ebenezer Learned. The British forces had five leaders, generals, or commanders. Those people were General John Burgoyne, Simon Fraser, F.A. Riedesel, Johann Specht, and Wilhelm R. von Gall. The Americans obviously had more people than the British. During the Battle of Freeman’s Farm, the Americans had around nine thousand people, and the British had around seven thousand two hundred. At the Battle of Bemis Heights, the Americans had around twelve thousand people when the British only had around six thousand six hundred. The British also had a lot more casualties. The death number for the British were near four hundred and forty. American troops only had ninety people who died in both battles. American troops had captured about six thousand two hundred and twenty-two of the British troops. They also had wounded six hundred and ninety-five British soldiers. The British could not capture any American troops, but they did wound two hundred and forty of