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Name: Saratoga campaign

Type: Event

Start: 1777 AD

End: 1777 AD

Parent: American Revolutionary War

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Was an attempt by the British high command for North America to gain military control of the strategically important Hudson River valley during the American Revolutionary War.

Chronology


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  • July 1777: The British win the battle of Skenesborough.
  • September 1777: In 1777, American General Philip Schuyler led a campaign to reclaim Skenesboro (now Whitehall, New York) from the British during the American Revolutionary War. The British had abandoned the territory, allowing the Americans to take control.
  • July 1777: Battle of Fort Anne. The fort falls to the British.
  • July 1777: Battle of Hubbardton.
  • October 1777: British Lieutenant General John Burgoyne surrendered to the Americans.
  • September 1777: The British army had reached a position just north of Saratoga.
  • December 1777: Lake Champlain was free of British troops by early December.
  • December 1777: British troops withdrew from Ticonderoga and Crown Point.

  • Selected Sources


  • Fredriksen, J.C. (2010): Chronology of American Military History - Volume 1, Facts On File, p.63
  • The Battle of Skenesborough, 1777. American History Central. Retrieved on 26.03.2024. https://www.americanhistorycentral.com/entries/battle-of-skenesborough-1777/
  • Tucker, S.C. (2011) Battles that changed History - An Encyclopedia of World Conflict, ABC-CLIO, p.245
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