The battle of saratoga

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  1. 4. Lead by this man who is also known as a traitor, the Colonists soldiers claimed a decisive victory.
  2. 5. The number of battles in the fall of 1777
  3. 7. This battle is also known as the battle of Bemis Heights.
  4. 10. After Burgoyne captured Fort Ticonderoga he continued south and captured this fort.
  5. 11. In this month on the 17th in 1777 Burgoyne surrendered and accepted the conditions set in the Convention of Saratoga.
  6. 12. A fort that Burgoyne forced to surrender first.
  7. 13. These battles convinced this country to help them by showing this country the new nation’s independence.
  8. 15. The French sent a lot of stuff over to assist the colonies during the war. With the French helping the Americans, they secured the surrender of Great Britain in 1783. This is _______ for the colonists.
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  1. 1. This person was a patriot general and had a force of about 12,000 troops 4 miles away from Saratoga.
  2. 2. Controlled another army of British soldiers to combine his soldiers with General John Burgoyne’s army (this person was also a general).
  3. 3. The turning point for the Continental Army in the American Revolution
  4. 6. A General that commanded the British troops during the fall of 1777 in the American revolution
  5. 8. This battle took place when Burgoyne’s troops fought Gates troops. This battle was also known as the battle of Freeman’s Farm, and Gate’s troops forced Burgoyne’s troops back enough that they eventually had to return back to camp.
  6. 9. York Where Burgoyne set up his camp near Saratoga ____
  7. 14. The British called for a retreat because they were low on supplies and soldiers, but Gates confronted him before they could retreat, and surrounded them at Saratoga. The British were technically __________