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Date September 19, 1777 - October 17, 1777
Location New York • United States
Participants United Kingdom • United States
Context American Revolution

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John Trumbull: Surrender of General Burgoyne
Historical map depicting the American Revolution's Northern Campaign of 1777, showing British troop movements in red and American troop movements in blue across New York, Vermont, and southern Canada. Key locations such as Montreal, Fort Ticonderoga, Saratoga, and Albany are marked, along with major battle sites including Oriskany, Bennington, and Bemis Heights. The routes of British commanders Burgoyne and St. Leger, as well as American commanders Gates, Arnold, and Stark, are illustrated.
John Burgoyne
Horatio Gates
Battles of Saratoga
Battles of Saratoga
Benedict Arnold
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Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold
American general
John Burgoyne, steel engraving
John Burgoyne
British general
Horatio Gates
Horatio Gates
English-born American general
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Daniel Morgan
United States general
John Stark
John Stark
American general

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