July 4 celebrations with fireworks are possible because of the booming sounds on a battlefield in the Capital Region back in 1777. The Battles of Saratoga were a turning point in the American ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The commemoration of the Battle of Saratoga (1777) a century after the pivotal Revolutionary victory illuminates the imbrication of public and ...

An invading British army was defeated by American forces in October 1777 after losing the second of two battles fought at Saratoga. Archaeologists excavated land sites at the battlefield last year.

The land associated with the campaign and the two Battles of Saratoga, fought on Sept. 19, 1777 as the Battle of Freeman’s Farm and Oct. 7, 1777 as the Battle of Bemis Heights, are considered ...

SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y. — Local community members commemorated the Battles of Saratoga during a special ceremony on Monday morning, while some history-lovers are already looking forward to 250th ...

Altogether 1777: Tipping Point at Saratoga is an excellent account of the battle that arguably insured American independence by encouraging French intervention, and worth a read by anyone with an ...

On Sept. 19, 1777, British soldiers won the first Battle of Saratoga in the Revolutionary War, but the Americans would go on to win the second battle less than a month later.

Over 50 re-enactors portraying American, British, and Oneida Indian men, women, and children will bring to life the 1777 events that forged American independence at Saratoga.