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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.
Date: 6th July 1777. Place: Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain, New York State in the United States of America. Combatants: British, Hessians and Brunswickers against the American Colonists. Generals: Major General John Burgoyne commanded the British and Major General Arthur St Clair commanded the American troops.n 1758 during the French and Indian War Ticonderoga was the scene of a fearsome battle between the British and American colonists and the French under the Marquis de Montcalm. The following year, the fort was captured by the British under Amherst.