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

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

3 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

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

5 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

6 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

7 Video

8 Works Cited http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Saratoga
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