1 SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
STILLWATER, NEW YORK
The two major engagements between the British and the Americans that took place here on 19 September and 7 October 1777 are collectively known as the Battle of Saratoga, and this proved to be a decisive turning point in the progress of the Revolutionary War. The British, under General John Burgoyne, sought to claim control of the Hudson River Valley but were met with the formidable American forces of General Horatio Gates, commander of the Northern Department of the Continental Army. After suffering a gruelling defeat, the British attempted to escape north but
