Revolutionary War Turning Point

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In the late 1700s, the thirteen colonies had decided it was past time to declare their freedom from Great Britain due to unfair ruling, as stated in the Declaration of Independence. They were severely overlooked and harshly mistreated, especially through taxation without representation. The thirteen colonies had tried everything to negotiate with Great Britain, but when all else miserably failed, war had become their only option. The American Revolutionary War was made up of many crucial battles over an extended period of time. The Battles of Saratoga were two of these major battles, which had specifically impacted the outcome of the war. They were the turning point of the American Revolution, which shifted the control of the war in the Americans’…show more content…
He, along with a few thousand men, marched from August until early September, from Canada, and slowly ran alarmingly low on food and supplies (Mitchell 206). The British troops were growing weak and hungry, while on the other hand, the American troops were only growing stronger with each passing day (Mitchell 207). When they reached Freeman’s Farm, near Albany, New York, Burgoyne had more or less than 6,000 troops. However, that didn’t stop him from ordering an attack on the American’s weak left side on September 17, 1777 (Haugen 77). To the British troops’ surprise, Benedict Arnold gathered some troops to save the left side and harshly decline the number of British troops by approximately 600 men (Haugen 92). This was a big downfall to not only Burgoyne’s troops, but also to his…show more content…
After winning these battles, an American soldier stated, “It was a glorious sight to see the haughty Brittons march out and surrender their arms to an army which but a little before they despised and called paltroons” (“Battle”). What a glorious sight it was! The Americans had finally gained the confidence that they had needed, and they had given themselves a much greater opportunity to win their independence. The only direction to go was up from that point. There was no stopping them
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