[DOC] [TLE] Battles of Saratoga - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battles of Saratoga (September 19 and October 7, 1777) marked the climax 
of the Saratoga campaign giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the 
British in the American Revolutionary War. British General John Burgoyne led a 
large invasion army up the Champlain ... This battle also resulted in Spain joining 
France in the war against Britain. [DOC] [TLE] Americans win more than a battle at Saratoga - Oct 17, 1777 ... [PAR] British general and playwright John Burgoyne surrenders 5,000 British and ... to 
join forces with British General Sir William Howe's troops along the Hudson River
. ... Soon after word of the Patriot victory at Saratoga reached France, King Louis 
XVI ... Cold War. 1986. U.S. aid to Contras signed into law. In a short-lived victory
... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Saratoga - American Revolution - HISTORY.com [PAR] The Battle of Saratoga secured a critical French alliance for the Americans during 
the ... On September 19th, British General John Burgoyne achieved a small, but 
costly victory over American forces led by Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold. ... 
to the 1777 British invasion from Canada during the American Revolutionary War
. [DOC] [TLE] The Battle of Saratoga [ushistory.org] [PAR] His surrender to American forces at the Battle of Saratoga marked a turning ... 
and demoralize Americans and their would-be allies, such as the French. ... In 
June 1777, Burgoyne's army of over 7,000 men (half of whom were British ... 
Instead of heading north to help Burgoyne fight the rebels in Saratoga, General 
Howe... [DOC] [TLE] Revolutionary War: The Turning Point, 1777-1778 - American ... [PAR] Burgoyne's Surrender at Saratoga ... Meanwhile, British General Barry St. Leger 
would drive down the Mohawk Valley in upstate New York. ... While Howe's 
forces settled into winter quarters in Philadelphia, the Continental Army went ... 
American independence and brought the French directly into the war as military 
allies. [DOC] [TLE] The Battle of Saratoga [PAR] Visit this site for interviews with Americans and British, pictures, battle maps, 
history, ... The Revolutionary War is enshrined in American memory as the 
beginning of a new ... and outmaneuvered General George Washington's less 
trained forces. ... concocted a plan to invade New York from their base in Canada 
in 1777. [DOC] [TLE] The Battle of Saratoga - A Major Turning Point Of The Revolutionary ... [PAR] The turning point in the Revolutionary War began as a plan by the British to ... of 
General Howe, decided to veer from the plan and 'take' Philadelphia, which they 
... the British, while other colonist forces aggressively charged into battle with 
them. ... Burgoyne surrendered on October 17, 1777, in what would later be 
named... [DOC] [TLE] American Revolution, French Alliance, Siege of Yorktown [PAR] Bringing History to Life ... Surrender at Yorktown, 18th-century French engraving, 
... 1781, British surrender at Yorktown to allied American and French forces. ... 
There were two necessary conditions for France to openly help the American ... 
American victory in October at Saratoga, New York, over British General 
Burgoyne. [DOC] [TLE] War in The American Revolution - Shmoop [PAR] British forces were the best trained, most well equipped military in the world. ... of 
the peace before the war, and who led the American troops into Boston. .... and 
he surrendered to American General Horatio Gates's forces at Saratoga, New 
York. ... American ally), and only after the French had promised to help it regain 
land... [DOC] [TLE] French Alliance, French Assistance, and European Diplomacy ... [PAR] The French had suffered a defeat by the British during the Seven Years' War and 
... in the rebellion of Britain's North American colonies to take advantage of British 
troubles. ... British surrender at the Battle of Saratoga reached him in December 
1777. ... allowing for Spain, or other European powers, to enter into the alliance. [DOC] [TLE] US History Timeline: War of Independence [PAR] British forces then begin a long retreat from Lexington back to Boston and ... On 
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Question: The surrender of this British general's forces at Saratoga in 1777 helped bring France into the war as a U.S. ally
Answer: Burgoyne