American Revolution
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Brittany Phillips
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Battle of Saratoga
September 19, 1777 The British began an attack from Canada. Americans stopped the British near Saratoga, New York. Upon meeting, the armies fought two intense battles. The Americans won. The Americans forced General Burgoyne and over 5,000 of his soldiers to surrender.
The Battle of Saratoga was considered a turning point in the war.
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Battle of Yorktown
October 9, 1781 General Cornwallis led the British army to Yorktown, Virginia. George Washington marched his troops south from New York into Virginia. Americans and the French fired cannons on Yorktown relentlessly. The French Navy blocked Yorktown harbor, so Cornwallis could not be rescued by British ships. Cornwallis was trapped. The British army surrendered at Yorktown.
The Battle of Yorktown was the last major battle of the War for Independence.
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