Why was the Battle Of Saratoga important?
John Burgoyne’s gains where lost when he again attacked the Americans in the Battle of Bemis Heights on October 7, and the Americans had succeeded in capturing a portion of the British defenses. Burgoyne was then convinced to retreat by that event, and his army was surrounded by the much larger American force at Saratoga, and he ended up surrendering on October 17 to the American colonists.
