TheBattleOfSaratoga

Battles Of Saratoga The Battles of Saratoga, which were fought between September 19 and October 7 are considered the turning point of the war and the start of the succesful movement of the American side in the Revolutionary War.It proved to the world that the fledgling American army was an effective fighting force capable of defeating the highly trained British forces in a major opposition. The whole battle was won by the American side because of the thoughtful strategy which was well-worked. British army was under control of Major General John Burgyone, while American army was under the command of Benedict Arnold and Major General Horatio Gates. The British forces were somewhere near 5,000 troops among who were Brunswickers, Indians and Canadians. On the other hand, American forces outnumbered the British by 7-9 thousands of soldiers, which mostly consisted of militia.

The British perpective for going to the battle was to take control of the Hudson River Valley which will cut off New England from the other colonies.During the course of battles General John Burgyone created three-pronged attack called for a meeting of three forces at Saratoga. Burgoyne would advance south from Canada and plan to meet at Albany with Generals Barry St. Leger and William Howe. St. Leger was to move east from Fort Oswego, on Lake Onratio; and Howe was to march north from Virginia. This was a very strategic plan, however it did not work because of misunderstanding and undelived directions and in the course of battles Howe marched his army to Philadelphia instead of Virginia. The American victory convinced France to join the war. Soon thereafter, French money and supplies (and eventually, troops and ships) were making their way to America.

Bibliography: [] [] For More Information Visit: [] []