Who was the British general who surrendered at Saratoga?

Who was the British general who surrendered at Saratoga? It was General John Burgoyne. He surrendered his army to American Major General Horatio Gates on October 17, 1777, after the Battles of Saratoga in New York.

Burgoyne had led a British campaign south from Canada with the goal of controlling the Hudson River Valley and separating New England from the other rebellious colonies. His army captured Fort Ticonderoga, but supply problems, difficult terrain, American resistance, and the failure of other British forces to coordinate left him increasingly isolated.

After defeats at Freeman’s Farm and Bemis Heights, Burgoyne’s army was surrounded and outnumbered. The surrender involved roughly 6,000 British and allied troops, who became known as the Convention Army. Burgoyne’s defeat was a major turning point because it convinced France that the American cause could succeed. France soon entered a formal alliance with the United States, providing troops, ships, money, and supplies that later proved decisive at Yorktown. Charles Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown, a different event in 1781.