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Title
Bemis Heights
Description
On October 7th British General Burgoyne moved against the Americans in a determined effort to break through to Albany. Because of the thick forest however Burgoyne still had no solid information on the American positions. The Americans were well aware …
Subject
Publisher
Date
1777-10-07
Scenario#
18
Scenario Description
On October 7th British General Burgoyne moved against the Americans in a determined effort to break through to Albany. Because of the thick forest however Burgoyne still had no solid information on the American positions. The Americans were well aware of Burgoyne’s movements. General Gates launched his own attack to halt Burgoyne his tracks. The American attack hit the British force hard and had the British in full retreat. Benedict Arnold, against orders, furiously rode towards the sound of battle. After the British battle line collapsed, the British position was still protected by two redoubts. Arnold’s timing was good as he arrived on the field as the British were rallying. The American troops cheered at the sight of Arnold’s arrival.
Location
Bemis Heights, New York
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battles of Saratoga marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War. British General John Burgoyne led a large invasion army southward from Canada in the Champlain Valley, hoping to meet a similar British force marching northward from New York City and another British force marching eastward from Lake Ontario; the southern and western forces never arrived, and Burgoyne was surrounded by American forces in upstate New York. He fought two small battles to break out which took place 18 days apart on the same ground, 9 miles (14 km) south of Saratoga, New York. They both failed.
Narrative Source
Combatants
Continental Army
Great Britain

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