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• The two battles or Saratoga are the battle or Freeman's farm and The Battle of Bemis Heights
• The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point of the American Revolution
• In the late September and the first week of October 1777,Gate's American army was positioned between Burgoyne's army and Albany

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• Burgoyne's surrendered at Saratoga meant British lost a quarter of its troops in the North America.It also meant British failed to take control of the Northern and middle colonies.
• The troops crashed together south or Saratoga,and Burgoyne's army was broken
• This proved that the continent army was capable of competently fighting the British

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• There professional troops defeated and outmaneuver General George Washington's less trained forces
• An ill advised American invasion of Canada had come to an appalling end
• American forces were superior approximately 8,500 troops in September grew to almost 12,000 by the time the second battle in October 1777

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