Which American victory is widely considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War?

The Battle of Saratoga is widely considered the turning point of the American Revolutionary War.

The Saratoga campaign took place in 1777 in New York. American forces defeated a British army commanded by General John Burgoyne, who surrendered at Saratoga on October 17. The campaign included the battles of Freeman’s Farm and Bemis Heights.

The victory had major diplomatic consequences. It convinced France that the American cause had a realistic chance of success, helping lead to the Franco-American Alliance of 1778. French military and financial support then became an important factor in the later war.

Saratoga did not end the conflict. Fighting continued for several years, and the final major land victory came at Yorktown in 1781, followed by the peace settlement in 1783.