Battle of Saratoga
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bsb123
What are some cool facts about the battle of saratoga? please hurry and reply.
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brookeanne
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The americans won burgoney fought in it htat beterr be goood enough
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A lot of people did not know that Gates ordered the house arrest of Arnold. While the Battle of Bemis Heights was raging. Gates was playing chess with a captured British major.
Arnold came in and in a rage demanded he go back to the field.
Gates told him to go back to his tent. Instead Arnold mounted a horse and went into fray, rallying the troops nad taking the redoubt, where he was wounded in the leg.

If you ever visit the monument in Schuylerville. There are 3 statues. They are of Schuyler, Morgan and Gates. The 4th spot is empty, this is where Arnold should have been.

Burgoyne was a bon vivant with no muilitary knowledge of the the art of war and maneuver, Simon Frasier was the tactictian, and when he was shot, that ended the British battle plan
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