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Battle of Saratoga. In late September and during the first week of October 1777, Gate's American army was positioned between Burgoyne's army and Albany. On October 7, Burgoyne took the offensive. The troops crashed together south of the town of Saratoga, and Burgoyne's army was broken. In mop-up operations 86 percent of Burgoyne's command was captured.
General George Washingtonâs resounding victory and the surrender of Lord Cornwallisâs British army on 19th October 1781; the end for Britain in the American Colonies. 1  American troops storming a British redoubt: Battle of Yorktown 28th September to 19th October 1781 in the American Revolutionary War.