Name the English general who surrendered to American forces at Saratoga in 1777.
Saratoga, New York is best known as the location that British General John Burgoyne surrendered to American General Horatio Gates at the end of the Battles of Saratoga on October 17, 1777, often cited as the turning point for the United States during the American Revolutionary War. Much of the fighting took place in the town of Stillwater to the south, however the final seven days of the Battles and the actual sword surrender took place in Saratoga (Schuylerville). In 1788, an act was passed organizing towns in place of districts and Stillwater was created from the Saratoga District, making four towns in
Saratoga National Historical Park Saratoga National Historical Park Saratoga National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located in the Town of Stillwater in eastern New York, north of Albany. The park preserves the site of the Battles of Saratoga. The park preserves the site of the Battles of Saratoga, the first significant American military victory of the American Revolutionary War. Here in 1777, American forces met, defeated, and forced a major British army to surrender, an event which led France to recognize the independence of the United States, and enter the war as a decisive military ally of the struggling Americans.