Because General Howe attacked Philadelphia rather than send support troops and Colonel Ledger retreated to Montreal after failing to capture Fort Stanwix, the colonists met a force of only 10,000 British in this battle comprised of engagements at Freedman's Farm and Bemis Heights.
Because General Howe attacked Philadelphia rather than send support troops and Colonel Ledger retreated to Montreal after failing to capture Fort Stanwix, the colonists met a force of only 10,000 British in this battle comprised of engagements at Freedman's Farm and Bemis Heights. This defeat of John Burgoyne's troops is now often credited as the turning point of the American Revolution. For ten points, name this upstate New York battle which led to French support of the American cause.
Because General Howe attacked Philadelphia rather than send support troops and Colonel Ledger retreated to Montreal after failing to capture Fort Stanwix, the colonists met a force of only 10,000 British in this battle comprised of engagements at Freedman's Farm and Bemis Heights.
The Battle(s) of {Saratoga}