The+Battle+of+Saratoga

The Battle of Saratoga  By: Bryce Bentley

The commanders for this battle for the British were;

John Burgoyne, Simon Fraser, F. A. Riedesel, Johann Specht, and Willhelm R. Von Gall.

For the Americans they were;

Horatio Gates, Benedict Arnold, Benjamin Lincoln, Encoh Poor, Ebenezer Learned, and Daniel Morgan.

 The battle took place 9 miles south from Saratoga, New York. Led by Sir Henry Clinton, the British were victorious at the end of the long battle, that lasted for 5 days. American troops attacked British positions in the area of Fort Ticonderoga, and bombed the fort for a few days before returning. British General Sir Henry Clinton, in an attempt to divert American attention from Burgoyne, captured American forts in the Hudson River highlands on October 6, but his efforts were too late to help Burgoyne. Burgoyne attacked Bemis Heights again on October 7 after it became apparent he would not receive relieving aid in time. In heavy fighting, marked by Arnold's spirited rallying of the American troops, Burgoyne's forces were thrown back to the positions they held before the September 19 battle  and the Americans captured a portion of the entrenched British defenses. tish were;