Victory at Saratoga

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On October 17, 1777, Lt Gen John Burgoyne’s field army surrendered to Maj Gen Horatio Gates, Commander of the Northern Department. This was America's first significant victory against the British during the Revolutionary War, owing mainly to the total force effort of Continental soldiers and colonial militias working together. Today the battles at Saratoga are remembered as one of sixteen Revolutionary War streamers attached to the flag of the U.S. Army.
0:00 Title Screen
0:41 Events leading up to the Battle of Saratoga
3:24 Burgoyne’s Movements
6:55 Gates’ Preparations
8:28 Burgoyne’s Preparations
9:09 The Battle
16:41 Concluding Summary
18:15 Credits

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7 авг 2024

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@rc59191 2 года назад

This was really cool and well done hope you do more on the American Revolution and American Civil War.

@kaptainkaos1202 2 года назад

I agree! Please cover the Virginia area. So much happened there, Wilderness, Richmond, Petersburg just to name a few. For me it’s personal because my family fought on the losing side in most of those battles.

@jimsackmanbusinesscoaching1344 2 года назад

The town called Saratoga in the video is not Saratoga Springs which is a popular tourist destination especially in Horse Racing season. This town was renamed Schuylerville after General Schuyler in 1831. The battlefield (which you can visit) is closer to a town named Stillwater. There are a couple of other notes that should help folks here. There are 2 places that Arnold is remembered. On the battlefield, there is a monument with just a boot. That commemorates Arnold's wound. In Schuylerville, there is an obelisk that has 4 nooks - one for each of the heroes of the battle. 3 of the nooks have a statue. The 4th is empty and is there for Arnold. Also, the militia troops swelled during the campaign to be a larger force than Burgoyne had. The raid on Bennington not only lost Burgoyne troops but led to the story of Jane McCrae. This tale enraged local people and helped add to the numbers of the militia. Finally, it can not be over stated how undeveloped an area this was. Burgoyne would have struggled to reach Canada, even if the Continental Forces did not surround and harass his army. My family is from the area and my great-great-great grandmother was attacked by native Americans in her home in the 1820s. This was very much the frontier at the time of the American Revolution.

@nosny3570 2 года назад

one of the most important battlefields in America and a wonderful place to visit

@ropeburnsrussell 2 года назад

We need your content for the winter!! Release more, the videos are wonderful.

@phillipsmith4814 2 года назад

Very good. We tend to neglect our own Revolutionary War when studying military history in favor of big wars like WW II. I would argue that our recent and potential future wars have more in common with the situation that the British faced in fighting the Revolutionary War, than our big wars of the past, such as the two world wars, Korea and even our Civil War.

@GoldenOliver 2 года назад

My six times great grandfather (James William Bain) was a drummer for the patriots during the battle of Bemis Heights on October 7, 1777 and through the surrender British general Burgoyne on October 17, 1777. During the Battle of Bemis Heights he engaged in hand to hand combat with a Hessian drummer and captured the Hessian drum after defeating him. The drum remained in the family throughout the duration of the Revolutionary War and was subsequently used in the Mexican War, in the New York Militia , and throughout all four years of the American Civil War. The drum continued to be used to garner support during World War I. The drum is now on display at the Anoka county historical society in Minnesota.

@buoazej Месяц назад

Why not to mention Kosciuszko, who was described by Gates (in his letter to Washington) as a person responsible for the victory at Saratoga?

@thekoneill8 2 года назад

On point Hoooah

@Mgguyett 10 месяцев назад

I live here about 5 to 10 form the battle field the school I go to great place campus great love here But it’s actually called Stillwater now but back then it was call Saratoga

@Calatriste54 6 месяцев назад

"Mark A Milley" (???) That's enough for me..

@justonemori 2 года назад

Good Win!

@jrobbins707 2 года назад

Lol right! Super solid win!

@SatansPooper 2 года назад

If the ball that dropped Arnold's horse had been 6 inches higher he would be a National Hero today.

@MoreOnPleeez 6 месяцев назад

He had said he wished it had.

@buoazej Месяц назад

Not sure about that. Arnold was sabotaging 'the bottleneck' strategy of Gates, who later named Kosciuszko an author of Saratoga's success. I think Arnold had to be stopped. I wonder if he wasn't a traitor already at Saratoga.

@Bullet4Um8 8 месяцев назад

Szkoda że nie ma wzmianki o Kościuszko

@porcine83 Год назад

Well done, except for the use of metric measurements. C'mon, we're Americans!

@buoazej Месяц назад

I've seen imposing metric units on the British not so long ago. Be prepared, US is next on the list.

@Uncle_Matt_ 2 года назад

Riveting

@DaveSCameron 2 года назад

God bless our Queen 👑

@2whostruckjohn 3 дня назад

More than 200 years on, and we still can't acknowledge what a poisonous and mediocre general officer that Gates was. Study him closely as an example of many things you shouldn't be as an officer, particularly the Conway Cabal and the defeat at Camden. Morgan, on the other hand, was an excellent leader of men. His masterpiece was the defensive battle at Cowpens. He knew exactly how much he could ask of his troops.

@WarpathActual 2 года назад

Way to mischaracterize the militia. These “state” forces were close knit groups of armed civilians that rose up against tyrannical executive power, and in most cases without sanction from any governmental executive authority. The Guard and Reserves are commanded at all times by executive powers at the State or Federal level, and issued arms and equipment issued by the government. The idea that the National Guard or Army Reserve could claim as legacy any Militia action during the rebellion against the English crown is insulting to educated and armed freemen.

@roycharlesparker 2 года назад

Then you should definitely diversify your reading material. I recommend starting with The American Way of War by Russell Weigley. In your comments you are confusing “volunteers” and “militia.” The two are distinctly different.

@jimsackmanbusinesscoaching1344 2 года назад

You might consider the following: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militia_Acts_of_1792 You might want to notice the date on this - 1792. That is when state militias were allowed to be called by the Federal Government for the first time. If you are trying to compare what people did during a rebellion to a time where no rebellion exists, I think you might want to rethink that. Where I live in California, the National Guard helps out with things like Wildfire control. You might want to give those guys - who all volunteer - a bit more credit.

@WarpathActual 2 года назад

@@roycharlesparker Ok, Weigley who? Try Federalist 29, written by Hamilton.

@roycharlesparker 2 года назад

@@WarpathActual you do realize that Federalist 29 is an opinion piece and not policy, right?

@WarpathActual 2 года назад

@@roycharlesparker You do realize, that the Federalist Papers were written, by the same people (Hamilton, Madison, and John Jay) as The U.S. Constitution. It’s not an opinion piece, it was a detailed explanation of how The Constitution would work once adopted, and why the State of New York should ratify it. Without ratification, the U.S. Constitution (and our Nation) wouldn’t exist. The Federalist Papers in its entirety is a detailed account of what the authors of The Constitution wrote, consequences considered, and why the wrote it that way. It wasn’t opinion on the U.S. Constitution, but a detailed explanation of what the authors meant. i.e. policy is exactly what it was, written under pseudonyms in order to seem “impartial” to voters and the population.