The Battle of Saratoga
By: Andrew and John

    The Battle of Saratoga is often called the turning point of the war between the British army and American army.  The British wanted to capture New York State which would divide the colonies in half.  The plan was that General Burgoyne was going to come from the north, Lt.-Col. St. Leger was coming from the west, and General William Howe was coming from the south so that the British could capture all of New York State.
    The British plan didn't work however and the colonists were able to stop them from capturing New York State.  The victory at Saratoga gave the colonists hope that they could win the whole war. We got our information about the Battle of Saratoga from:

The Battles of Saratoga,  The Turning of the Tide,  By John R. Cuneo, The Macmillan Company, copyright 1967

       Our Country, Silver, Burdett, Ginn, Copyright   1995

      http://www.trnty.edu/depts/education/TEACH/war/

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