Battles

Battles of the Revolution

//The Battle of Saratoga//

Saratoga is concidered the turning point of the war. The Americans pretty much crushed the British there. The two leading generals were General Horatio Gates and General John Burgoyne. The original plan was for the British to take Albany and from there take New York and defeat the Patriots there. But General Gates troops positioned themselves in a very strategic place where the British troops could not avoid them. When the British tried to escape they found themselves surrounded by American troops. Burgoyne tried to escape multiple times but they all ended in failure. So he was forced to surrender and therefore he lost the battle.

//The Siege of Yorktown//

This battle was basically the end of the Revolutionary War. General Cornwallis was in Yorktown with all his troops when George Washington and the French General Rochambeau attacked the town with many cannons. The British couldn't escape because by land they would have to fight the French and the Americans while by sea they were blocked by the French. So the Siege of Yorktown continued for three weeks until the British troops decided to surrender. The sword of Cornwallis was given by his second in command Charles O'Hara to Major General Lincoln. The Revolutionary War basically ended after this siege. Even though there were minor skirmishes,this was the last big battle.