Battle of Saratoga

Freemans farm

Sep 19, 1777

In the first battle of Saratoga, the Battle of Freeman's Farm took place on September 19, 1777. A militia of sharpshooters from Virginia harassed the British while other colonist forces aggressively charged into battle with them Burgoyne lost two men for everyone on the American side

Battle of Bemish

Sep 20, 1777

the first major American victory of the Revolutionary War as Gen Horatio Gates and Gen Benedict Arnold defeat Gen Burgoyne inflicting 600 British casualties

surrender

Oct 17, 1777

Burgoyne found himself trapped by superior American forces with no relief so he retreated to Saratoga now Schuylerville and surrendered his entire army to Gates