Battle of Saratoga

Battle of Saratoga , was on September 19 to October 7, 1777. The fight decided the fate of British General John Burgoyne's army in the American Revolutionary War  and are generally know for a turning point in the war. The battles were fought eighteen days apart on the same ground. Burgoyne purpose was to divide New England from the southern colonies and it was going out well in the beginning, won a small victory over General Horatio Gates and the Continental Army in the September 19 Battle of Freeman's Farm. What he has gained from that fight he lost it when he attacked the Americans in the October 7 Battle of Bemis Heights, the Americans captured some of the British defenses.

Burgoyne was forced to retreat by this, and his army was surrounded by the American army at Saratoga, forcing him to surrender on October 17.  When the news of Burgoyne's surrender went out it helped the Americans because the French joined in as their allies, the American army had now more supplies, guns and weapons and this helped them greatly.