Battles of Saratoga | |||||||
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Part of the American Revolutionary War Saratoga campaign |
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Surrender of General Burgoyne by John Trumbull, 1822; This painting hangs in the United States Capitol Rotunda. |
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Belligerents | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Horatio Gates |
Baron Riedesel | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
9,000 (first battle) over 12,000 (second battle) over 15,000 (at time of surrender) |
7,200 (first battle) 6,600 (second battle) |
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
90 killed 240 wounded |
440 killed 695 wounded 6,222 captured |
Freeman's Farm:
Bemis Heights:
Horatio Gates
Benedict Arnold
Benjamin Lincoln
Enoch Poor
Ebenezer Learned
Daniel Morgan