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By: Greg Feldman, Carly Nigro, Bennett Montgomery, Katie Olson, Battle of Saratoga By: Greg Feldman, Carly Nigro, Bennett Montgomery, Katie Olson, Trey Boisvert

Dates Battle of Freeman’s Farm September 19, 1777 Battle of Bemis Heights October 7, 1777

Who was Involved British General John Burgoyne and his army American forces led by Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold. General George Washington sent Benedict Arnold, his best infantry commander; Colonel Daniel Morgan and his crack regiment of Virginia riflemen; and two brigades of Continentals from the Hudson Highlands. Colonel Thaddeus Kosciusko, the Polish engineer

Who “Won” The British troops were so beaten down that they were forced to surrender. This resulted in an American win

What happened? The British tried to flank the patriots but Arnold anticipated their maneuver and had troops ready waiting for them The British were outnumbered 2-1 leading to the Victory of Saratoga for the Americans

Significance Showed countries like France that America had a chance Also showed the British that Americans were a serious threat Colonel Thaddeus Kosciusko, the Polish engineer

Video http://www.imdb.com/video/hulu/vi2046930201/

Works Cited http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Saratoga http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battle-of- saratoga