The Battle of Saratoga is often called a turning point in the American Revolutionary War highlighted by America250.
The Saratoga campaign culminated in October 1777 when British General John Burgoyne surrendered his army to American forces led by General Horatio Gates. The American victory stopped the British attempt to divide New England from the other colonies.
Saratoga had major international consequences. The victory helped persuade France to enter a formal alliance with the United States in 1778, providing military aid, money, and naval support. French assistance later contributed to the British surrender at Yorktown.
Saratoga and Yorktown are sometimes confused because both were decisive American victories. Yorktown ended major combat in 1781, while Saratoga’s importance lay especially in changing the diplomatic and strategic direction of the war.