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Saratoga: block his path and slow the British down
 * October 17th 1777
 * Saratoga on the Hudson River in New York
 * Germans and british against the Americans
 * Americans won
 * Major General John Burgoyne was the commander of the british and germans
 * Major General Horatio Gates was the commander of the Americans
 * Major General Horatio Gates forced the surrender of John Burgoyne force
 * When Burgoyne brought his men south, the Americans destroyed bridges and knocked down trees to