On This Date September 19,1777- First Battle of Saratoga

September 19, 1777 – American forces under Gen. Horatio Gates meet British troops led by
Gen. John Burgoyne at Saratoga Springs, NY. The Battles of Saratoga (September 19 and
October 7, 1777) marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the
Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War