http://www.history.com/videos/battle-of-saratoga-turns-the-tide-of-the-american-revolution
Basically this was a British fail because Burgoyne's army was running out of supplies, and they needed horses. Still the general decided to send a raiding party to Vermont to see what they can find.On there way to Albany they met up with a powerful Continental Army force led by General Horatio Gates. Gates soldiers were waiting on a ridge called Bemis Heights, near Saratoga, New York. The Americans built up earthen walls, which to fight.On September 19, the Americans attacked but the British held their position.
On October 7, another battle broke out. Again Arnold led daring charges against the British. He galloped through the battlefield. Burgoyne Hessian mercenaries had gotten frightened then they began to fall back.
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