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Battle of Saratoga

Battles of Saratoga
Part of the American Revolutionary War
Saratoga campaign
Surrender of General Burgoyne.jpg
Surrender of General Burgoyne by John Trumbull, 1822; This painting hangs in the United States Capitol Rotunda.
Date September 19 and October 7, 1777
Location Stillwater, Saratoga County, New York
42°59′56″N 73°38′15″W / 42.99889°N 73.63750°W / 42.99889; -73.63750Coordinates: 42°59′56″N 73°38′15″W / 42.99889°N 73.63750°W / 42.99889; -73.63750
Result

Freeman's Farm:

  • Pyrrhic British victory

Bemis Heights:

  • Decisive American victory
  • British surrender October 17
Belligerents

 United States

 Great Britain

Commanders and leaders

United States Horatio Gates
United States Benedict Arnold
United States Benjamin Lincoln
United States Enoch Poor
United States Ebenezer Learned
United States Daniel Morgan

James Livingston

Kingdom of Great Britain John Burgoyne Surrendered
Kingdom of Great Britain Simon Fraser 

Brunswick-Lüneburg Arms.svg Baron Riedesel Surrendered
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)
Casualties and losses
90 killed
240 wounded
440 killed
695 wounded
6,222 captured

Freeman's Farm:

Bemis Heights:

 United States

 Great Britain

United States Horatio Gates
United States Benedict Arnold
United States Benjamin Lincoln
United States Enoch Poor
United States Ebenezer Learned
United States Daniel Morgan


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