**The Battles of Saratoga: The Turning Point That Changed the World**
Why This Battle Changed Everything
This is my last hour of service. I will not ask any man to do what I am unwilling to do myself.
Gen. Benedict Arnold · Saratoga · October 1777
Saratoga
NY · American Revolution
The 1777 American victory that convinced France to enter the war and transformed a colonial rebellion into an international conflict.
The Turning Point
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October 17, 1777
Burgoyne Surrenders
Burgoyne surrenders an entire British army. France enters the war. Everything changes.
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Saratoga National Historical Park, Stillwater, NY
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