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Battles of Saratoga

1777 · 18th century · Part of the American Revolutionary War

The Battles of Saratoga were two battles fought near Saratoga, New York, in September and October 1777, in which American forces under Horatio Gates defeated a British army advancing from Canada under John Burgoyne. Burgoyne's surrender on 17 October was a turning point of the American Revolutionary War, persuading France to enter into an alliance with the United States in 1778.

Battles of Saratoga
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Battles of Saratoga. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battles-of-saratoga
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