Saratoga campaign

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The Saratoga campaign in 1777 was an attempt by the British to gain military control of the strategically important Hudson River valley during the American Revolutionary War. It ended in the surrender of a British army, which historian Edmund Morgan argues, "was a great turning point of the war, because it won for Americans the foreign assistance which was the last element needed for victory."

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Kingdom of Great Britain, United Colonies, Vermont Republic, military campaign

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1777 Saratoga campaign
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Robert Pollard (1755-1838) (attributed to) - Lady Harriet Fox-Strangways (1750–1815), Mrs Acland, Crossing the River Hudson to the American Lines - 922301 - National TrustRobert Pollard (1755-1838) (attributed to) - Lady Harriet Fox-Strangways (1750–1815), Mrs Acland, Crossing the River Hudson to the American Lines - 922301 - National Trust
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Geographic area of John Burgoyne`s 1777 Saratoga campaign.Geographic area of John Burgoyne's 1777 Saratoga campaign.
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