Battle Of Saratoga Research Paper

I would have liked to witness the Battle of Saratoga because it was the turning point in the American Revolution. On September 19th, 1777, the Battle of Saratoga began. Major-General John Burgoyne commanded his army of British red coats and German blue coats to America’s camp on the west bank of the Hudson River at Bemis Heights, New York on September 19th, 1777. Burgoyne following Lord Germaine’s orders continued advancing to the Hudson River and progressing south. If I was there in the Battle of Saratoga I would have asked Lord Germaine why did he continue to push forward with the British force against Major-General Horatio Gates and Brigadier Benedict Arnold’s American army in three groups and not just one huge group. The British army did outnumber the American army. The first …show more content…
The British and Germans army was composed of 4,000 men. The British and Germans didn’t stand a chance against the newly reinforced Americans. During the fighting, Brigadier Simon Fraser was fatally wounded by one of Morgan’s riflemen in a wheat field by the old Freeman’s Farm battlefield. Arnold was also severely wounded during the fighting. After, Burgoyne retreated his army to his Hudson River camp. On October 8th, 1777, Burgoyne retreated his army again further down the river to the camp at Saratoga. The American army saw the British retreat as an opportunity to make the British force surrender, so they followed the British and surrounded the British positions beside the Hudson River. Burgoyne was still holding out hope that Major-General Clinton’s army was on its way up the Hudson River from the South to meet him, so he decided to remain in his camp in Saratoga. If I was at the Battle of Saratoga I would have tried my best to persuade Burgoyne to leave Saratoga. On October 17th, 1777, Burgoyne’s 18,000 to 20,000 troops surrendered to Gates marking the end of the Battle of