The British army under General Burgoyne finds itself increasingly isolated. On the American side, General Gates replaces General Schuyler as commander of the northern army. Gate's picks a fight with General Arnold while setting up defenses to take on the British.
The British assault at Freeman's Farm forces the Americans to pull back to their defensive lines in heights, but also leaves the British army weaker and unsure of its ability to break the American lines.
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Book Recommendation of the Week: The Battle of Saratoga, by Rupert Furneaux
Online Recommendation of the Week: The March to Saratoga, by Harrison Bird https://archive.org/details/marchtosaratogag008320mbp
ARP310 Gnadenhutten Massacre
ARP309 North Government Falls
ARP308 McDougall Court Martial
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ARP306 War in India
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ARP303 John's Island
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ARP301 The Evacuation of Wilmington
ARP300 Surrender at Yorktown
ARP299 The Siege of Yorktown
ARP298 Battle of the Capes
ARP297 March to Yorktown
ARP296 Eutaw Springs
ARP295 New London Raid
AR-SP24 Washington’s Marines
ARP294 Dogger Bank
AR-SP23 An American Triumph with Tom Hand
ARP293 Isaac Hayne
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