The Second Battle of Saratoga (New York): Major General Horatio L. Gates, commanding the Northern Department of the Continental Army defeats the “Convention” Army of Great Britain, commanded by General John Burgoyne.
Postscript: Burgoyne surrendered his army ten days later.
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References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 23.
“Today in History,” Orange County (California) Register, 7 October 2008, News:3.
Battles of Saratoga – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saratoga_campaign
The Battles of Saratoga – September 18, 1777 and October 7, 1777
www.hobart.k12.in.us/gemedia/amrev/revwar/saratoga.htm
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