The whole ordeal started September 19, 1777 when the British army, under the control of John Burgoyne, began to advance upon the American camp (Ness,1). The Americans detected the movement of the British Army and notified Gates (Ness,1). Horatio Gates was the leader of the American forces in that area. He ordered Colonel Daniel Morgan to track the British with his corps of Virginia riflemen (Ness,1). They met up with the British Army in a clearing known as Freeman farm and began to fight (Ness,1). The battle went back and forth for hours when the Americans started to drive back the British. The Americans outnumbered the advance of the British. German reinforcements arrived to support British and they soon began to drive Americans back

This victory was all too important of a win for the Americans, as it proved to the other European powers that an American victory was possible. The French decided to send help for the Americans and they signed several treaties with each other. The victory was accounted for a major loss to the British Army. The Americans gained confidence and realized that victory in the war was a real possibility. Thus making this one of the most decisive victories in American and world history.

By the time they began to retreat, Burgoyne knew that his army was going to have trouble continuing to fight. He had left behind supplies and wounded men. His army was shrinking and was not going to receive any help. The retreat march was miserable as they walked through mud and rain. They finally reached the destination of a fortified camp on the heights of Saratoga (Ness,2). General Gates had followed him with a force of nearly 20,000 men, who upon arrival surrounded the British Army. On October 12 Burgoyne called a council of war, which unanimously agreed that surrender was their only choice (Lamberth,2). So, on October

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