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Ben Hinckley

The Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga, New York. 17 October 1777. Painting by John Trumbull and taken from the Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia

**When did the battle occur?** the battle of saratoga was fought in saratoga New york in 1777 against british troops stationed in canada on september 19th and then later finished on october 7th.

Where was the battle?
it took place in Saratoga New York and advanced north towards albany.

**Where were the armies/navies from? **
the American rebels were the minutemen of the 13 colonies while the other armies were britains who was then backed by Germany.

What happened/facts about the battle:
===What was the outcome? the outcome was a final victory to the United States declaring them an independant nation. on september 19th the british were defeated and waited for weeks for Clintons reinforcements to arrive, when they never did they advanced again on October 7th and were defeated for the final time. ===
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